this. minimum wage is a dumb economic theory, but in most cases, companies that knowingly hire illegals often violate minimum wage for those people too... once they break one employment law to such a heavy degree, it doesn't matter to break others.

if illegals weren't imported and given cover to work jobs illegally, the labor supply would be significantly lower, and wages would grow naturally.

shit, trump achieved the highest wage growth in history for blacks, women, and latinos, simply by enforcing immigration laws.