The disconnect between productive contribution and legal, protected status is precisely what is abused by the people in power to extract cheap labor. Cheaper th

The disconnect between productive contribution and legal, protected status is precisely what is abused by the people in power to extract cheap labor. Cheaper then it should be if these employers were forced to pay minimum wage, follow labor laws and couldn't threaten their workers with taxpayer-funded deportation if they got out of line. You're targeting the wrong end of the equation.