ahhh no....that's not how it works. Very few work under the table. Until recently most have provided fake documents to obtain employment. It's not hard to forge an SS card. Until fairly recently a prospective employee was only required to provide documentation. Employers were not required to verify their documentation.
That has changed with the e-verify program implemented under the current administration and that has been very effective at curtailing illegal immigration.
Here it is strictly cash for several "professions"-easy, not complicated & they will work for a bit less if they get cash..
That is from the day labor living in the homeDepot parking lot, to the semi-permanently employed roofers, land scarpers, construction workers etc..
that is hardly the extent of it though.. There are many, & I have no idea how many, that work @ regular jobs & do have to pay SS, workmens comp etc...
I have a friend that I went rafting w/ last weekend & he was working @ a car dealership & had a couple wanting to buy a new car... Between them they were making over $10,000 a month & could easily afford the car but they couldn't qualify for the lone do to their status/lack thereof..
