I picked this up on one of the Caribbean online newspapers that I frequent. Click here to view.
The article talks about domestic workers in the New York area but I am sure the same story can be replayed across the US including the South Florida region. Quite a number of Caribbean folks fill these roles and with immigration status so much in the headlines, the undocumented ones feel that they have little recourse.
Sometimes being here in the US in the pursuit of a better life may not be glamorous when you are undocumented or illegal. But you have to respect these ones though. Through it all they do what they have to do. Nuff respect and much love.
Interestingly, violation of law labors can result in lawsuits and the hiring of undocumented workers can result in prosecution I believe. Employers can also run afoul of the IRS if employer taxes aren't being paid. But, these employers who take advantage of these workers can safely bet that they (the undocumented workers) will not risk deportation to have them (the employers) prosecuted.
Quite a tangled web.
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To follow up on this hot button issue, I would say to research what is going on in Herndon, VA. That town had a firestorm of national media attention surrounding the issue.
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