"low cost labor" or "high cost of living"? I believe we as Americans have had it a bit too good and now we are so accustomed to having "things", we'll work our asses off and build up personal debt. What you see as low cost labor is usually enough for them to get by in life and send some back home. But again if we don't get our bling-bling its always someone else's fault. We all have an elitist mentality in one way or another but we all can't have our large house on several acres of land with a Mercedes in the driveway while we are sitting by the pool sipping some Dom PĂ©rignon. I believe those who employ illegals are much more responsible then the illegals themselves.