East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. On East Colfax in Aurora, Colorado, bosses and customers would speak Spanish and might be willing to hire someone like Roca — a 49-year-old immigrant from Colombia — without legal authorization to work. “Do you know how to cook Mexican food?” asked one woman, looking up from the limes she was quartering, when Roca inquired about a kitchen position advertised on the door.
How about Venezuela do better? Nobody personally owes these people anything. When there is a need, then she will be hired. How about you hire these people instead of just badmouthing other people because you think you are morally superior? Talk is more than cheap, it is free. There are many illegal immigrants in the US who earn money, they pay their own rent, and they are illegal. What this says about this woman, in particular, is she has no reputable job skills in a country saturated with job skills. She had the wrong impression if she thought earning money in America was easy. The clues as to why these migrants come from abject poverty are found in this anecdotal story. Including clues why Latin America constantly votes in leftist governments.