[Spktyr]

Not to mention if there wasn’t cheap illegal labor, someone might have come up with an automated solution to replace the workers with.

[BigpapaBo]

There are automated machines that will do this type of work. They are expensive!

[Deb]

There was a time when these were entry-level jobs done by teens and seasonal migrant workers (like Jack Kerouac)

You used to see neighborhood kids bussing tables and mowing lawns then overnight the kids were gone and people showed up who couldn't understand you when you asked for more butter or to shut the gate.