FYI these illegals are working in the construction industry and LOWERING wages in that sector. Union brick layers were making $29/hr back in 2006 and now:
National Wages
Approximately 62,560 bricklayers worked in the U.S. as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for all bricklayers, both union and non-union, at all levels of experience from across the U.S. was $22.50. Annual salaries range from more than $80,570 to less than $28,950.
Since illegals typically are not union members, start looking at the low end of the pay scale.
Drywallers:
National Salary Statistics
Drywallers earned an average of $41,620 per year and $20.01 per hour as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of workers in this occupation reported annual salaries between $30,170 and $49,040. The 10 percent of drywallers who earned the lowest wages reported salaries of up to $24,690 annually.
roofers:
Salaries
Roofers made an average $18.54 per hour, or $38,570 per year, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The highest paid earned more than $28.89 per hour or $60,090 per year, though wages could fall below $10.79 per hour or $22,430 per year.
note: all these are typically union jobs.
These are just 3 jobs in one specific sector where illegals are working. I guess these are the low paying jobs no one wants to do?