And I have to say I believe that would be consistent with the vast. vast majority of the employers in America who have followed the law but slowly begin to realize. month by month. year by year. that there was not going to be enforcement. And as we see illegal workers flow into our communities and take up jobs all around us. we begin to realize there was not anyone enforcing against those companies either. And as a company. if you look at your competition and they are hiring cheap. illegal labor. labor that they may not have to have Workers Comp on. probably do not have health insurance on. probably do not provide for a retirement benefit. maybe do not pay overtime to. maybe pay them off the books. sometimes on the books. all of those competitive advantages and be able to bring people to work. work them when you need them. and simply discard them when you do not need them. more like a machine than a worker. that kind of workforce in the hands of your competition makes it very difficult to hire people who are legal to work in the United States. green card holders. American citizens. lawful residents. people who have lawful presence in the United States. and pay them the wages necessary and the benefits necessary. We for years and years provided health insurance and mostly retirement benefits and yeararound work in a seasonal business so that we had highquality employees.
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Generalization about illegal workers being cheap labor, easily discarded, and lacking benefits.