> Many of the people in these systems are likely underpaid This is largely anecdotal, but back when I was doing landscaping over summers in high school and col

> Many of the people in these systems are likely underpaid This is largely anecdotal, but back when I was doing landscaping over summers in high school and college (2002-2005). For some tasks (installing sod grass, for example), I'd pick up undocumented Central American day laborers^. They would not even get into my truck for less than $14 per hour plus lunch. There's fewer of these laborers around the Atlanta area these days, but from I hear, they still require well over minimum wage. ^ We did our best to avoid hiring from this pool but finding reliable day labor from any legal source was nearly impossible at any price.