1. He claims that "Hardly anyone locally walks through looking for a job."

Complete BS. That may be the case now, but I've known dozens of people that have gone to work for him over the years. Due to his abrasive attitude and the negative working environment he has created, they have decided to move forward in their professional lives. In this case, the quote becomes a self fulfilling prophesy. And that brings us the the J-1's...

2. "Jackson and Strauss (she declined to be interviewed for this story) provide bunk housing for their J-1 workers and take $350 a month out of their paychecks in exchange for it."

Bunk housing = putting up nearly two dozen hard working individuals in one giant room in near squalor while taking their incredibly hard earned money (most I know work multiple jobs at nearly 90-100 hours a week) because they are desperate to stay in the US and be productive members of our society. This rubs many hard working, blue collar locals the wrong way because...(cont.)