Americans won't do those jobs

Illegal immigration is - well - illegal.

If for no other reason, this makes it a problem.  All of a society's laws are called into question if any of a society's laws are routinely flaunted.

Those who support illegal immigration often say something like the following:

"Americans won't do those jobs"

 First of all, hogwash.  When I was young I spent many "110 degees in the shade" summer days on a roofing crew spreading molten tar.  It was hard, smelly, dirty work... and removed from my mind any semblance of a thought that I should drop out of college.

My co-workers and the boss were Americans - Perhaps one guy was "undocumented", but that's pure conjecture.  We worked like dogs - but the pay was good and there was a sense of satisfaction at the end of the day.

 When folks (like Colin Powell) say: "Americans won't do those jobs" - they're really saying one of two things:

1. Americans won't do those jobs for the pay that is being offered
2. Americans won't do those jobs under those working conditions

Option number one is a "race to the bottom".  If our society doesn't insist on "an honest day's pay for an honest day's work" - we're doomed.

Option number two is even more disturbing.  If Americans won't do a job because of the working conditions, then the working conditions need to change.

We shouldn't be tolerating "sub-human" working condition here in the US of A or in other countries.  Letting a "foreigner" perform a job under conditions that an American wouldn't tolerate is in effect an assignment of "sub-human" status to foreigners.