There are plenty of drugs brought into this country through Canada (for that matter, during Prohibition, it was the major source of illegal alcohol--no one advocated putting up a fence then). Thanks to high taxes, many Canadians do everything in their power to make "unofficial" income or to purchase items in the U.S. and basically smuggle them home. That includes working in the United States. Certainly logging crews and other concerns around here don't ask where someone comes from, only if they can do the job. And if they want to be paid in cash, so be it.

Indeed, there is a fairly long list of business in this area that provide "unofficial" jobs. More power to them. I must say, however, that I have not noticed any Spanish-speakers in this area. A few years ago, a Mexican restaurant was raided and several employees deported, that's the only incident I know of. Note the word EMPLOYEES.

I can't imagine why anyone employed by a drug cartel or any form of organized crime would want to relocate. No doubt as far as finances are concerned, they are doing far better than they could anywhere else. Indeed, chances are that the street-corner drug dealers in my home area are making far more money than anyone who is gainfully employed. That is, however, a separate issue.

At any rate, there I shall leave it alone. If anyone can rebut what I have said rationally, to coin a phrase, I will happily hear them out.