text: Cheap and illegal labor are a crutch American businesses need to ween themselves off of and what better time than now? If illegal immigrants stopped doing these jobs companies would be forced to pay decent wages (with benefits) to American citizens. The hiring of cheap, illegal labor hurts us all by lowering wages across the board, making benefits less common and by lowering the amount of taxes that go back into the economy not to mention the drain on government and social services. Yes, we might have to pay a little more for our oranges or our chickens or to have our lawns mowed but so what, it's worth it to all of us in the long run. I propose a boycott against companies that rely on cheap, illegal labor that hurts us all. \n\nI think the argument that illegals only take jobs that Americans don't want is a complete falsehood. I know there are lots of Americans who are out of work and would be happy to take jobs on farms, in hotels, in factories or plants if they offered decent wages and benefits again. The fact is companies that rely on cheap, illegal labor don't have to offer good wages to anyone, or benefits either. I remember when the janitor at my grade school could still afford to own a house, put food on the table and send his kids to college. Do you think that could happen now? I doubt it. So how about we make every day a boycott day!