[cgag]

A plumber working on my pipes is upset, his wages are suppressed by competition from illegals getting paid under the table, while his rent has skyrocketed, and his taxes are paying for his illegal competitors food and rent and healthcare.

[celsoazevedo]

I'm not from the US, so forgive me for what is probably a dumb question, but how is an illegal receiving money for food, rent, and healthcare? Don't you need documents (aka be legal in the country) for that?

[itsoktocry]

In many instances, no. And that's where a lot of the anger and blow back stems from.

[miltonlost]

tell your plumber he's an idiot because his taxes are not paying for that, and his rent is not skyrocketing because of "illegals" (other than the illegal collusion of rental prices via price algorithm fixing).

[lurk2]

> and his rent is not skyrocketing because of "illegals"

Why is it skyrocketing?

[turnsout]

Definitely sounds like a real story