Two weeks ago I hired the best construction company in our area to push vines and bushes off of about 3 acres of land. Part of the growth was blocking some of our view of the lake. I paid a little over $100/hour which took about a day and a half to complete the job. Then a farm tractor came and harrowed the loose roots off that soil and planted about 100 pounds of rye grass (for winter only) which took less than the last half of the day and cost me $300 for that job. I noticed that the tractor driver was Mexican and absolutely refused to speak to me or my husband in either Spanish or English. He, too, was employed by the same company that we hired to do the bulldozer work. He wouldn't look either of us in the face and when he finished the job he loaded the tractor and left without saying a word. I still think he was an illegal immigrant. I also think he is the same person who did some work for me about three years ago and stayed hidden behind a large round bale of hay when I was outside instructing his foreman and another Mexican on the job I wanted done.

I have known the owner of the construction company all of my life and he is an elected public official. I would be surprised if anyone ever asked those Mexicans for their green card or any other type of proof of legal residency.