My intent isn't to "demean" Americans. But if the shoe fits . . . Laziness and lack of ambition need a kick in the ass. But employers don't care - they need to run their businesses and make a profit. Immigrants who work hard are like gold.
I've had a 'soft spot' for the hard-working, honest, illegal immigrant...long before Elian Gonzales.
Have watched toddlers become college grads.
It was always meant to be a one-generational welfare program...kick start. And for the most part, in Montgomery County, Maryland, it's been successful.
Entire zip codes have been reverse gentrified.
Drop a blind-folded person near University Blvd. and New Hampshire Avenue, in Silver Spring, Maryland and they'll swear they are in Central America. A commercial sign/neon sign in English is an aberration.
But the truth is as others have stated... they are the painters, the carpenters, the maids, cooks...and they are cutting the grass along the interstate.