Honestly I see illegal immigrants as a necessary evil of this country. If you eliminate them and at least replace them with people who make minimum wage, that cost gets pasted onto the consumer in the end. Which will increase the cost of living for the rest of us. Or worse if they decide to close down shop and open up in a cheaper labor market like china. We again lose out at least on the tax revenue of the business. I don't know where all your from but in Boston one needs to make at least $22.50 an hour to cover the cost of living in or around the city. Yet my aunt in upstate NY rents out an entire house for $500 a month, heat included. I asked her why she charges so little and she said "theres barely any jobs around here since IBM did lay offs." Until our government demands minimum wage comparable to the cost of living most Americans wont want to scrub toilets for $6/hr.