Britain had the same problem with Poles. Except they generally paid thier taxes (We pay taxes and don't have to bribe?) Worked hard as buggery (except 1 girl I knew) and were beyond friendly good people. Most of them even spoke better English than me! But then I'm Scottish
Actually, thats nothing like what you described.....
Damn I wish I knew some Poles up here I miss the guys in Edinburgh.
Nearly forgot, one of the guys (an absolute stellar guy called Gregory) LOVED paying tax. He couldn't believe that you would pay tax and it provided health care, police, road works, etc. WITHOUT having to bribe. I can't imagine how bad Poland must have been at the time for him to be happy about paying British level taxes!
EDIT:
I know nothing about the illegal imigrants in the US, but I'm pretty sure the situation in th UK was slightly different.
Actually, thats nothing like what you described.....
Damn I wish I knew some Poles up here I miss the guys in Edinburgh.
Nearly forgot, one of the guys (an absolute stellar guy called Gregory) LOVED paying tax. He couldn't believe that you would pay tax and it provided health care, police, road works, etc. WITHOUT having to bribe. I can't imagine how bad Poland must have been at the time for him to be happy about paying British level taxes!
EDIT:
I know nothing about the illegal imigrants in the US, but I'm pretty sure the situation in th UK was slightly different.