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To: Road Walker who wrote (290540)	6/9/2006 2:43:17 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

JF, I'm not saying the small company thing isn't true; I've just never seen any numbers. I don't have any numbers, either, but my theory is that corporations too big to fly under the radar cannot risk hiring illegals directly. Instead, they'll hire contracting firms who will in turn hire illegals. That's exactly what Wal-mart tried to do: money.cnn.com Wal-mart says they require their contractors to use only legal labor, but it's likely that in this case, there was a wink and a nod between the store manager and the contractor. Tenchusatsu

To: Road Walker who wrote (290540)	6/15/2006 5:30:21 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

I suspect the employers of illegal immigrants are pretty varied.....from construction, to meat packing, to car washes, to garment and furniture factories, to cleanup after Katrina. Anything where the margins are thin and hiring illegals allows for significantly greater profit. I also think they do it like Ten suggests....through a subcontractor. That's how Halliburton did it in New Orleans. Here are some articles on the subject: Halliburton subcontractor hires illegal immigrants for Katrina work halliburtonwatch.org We Hire Illegal Immigrants abcnews.go.com Illegals’ Employers Meet RICO Doomsday Machine vdare.com Who Hires More Illegal Aliens; Car Washes VS Construction? ezinearticles.com