Yeah, the real problem is that to raise the wages, they have to raise prices, and that will kill their business unless all the competitors raise their prices too. So the only solution is really universal enforcement so no business gets to undercut everyone else because they are breaking the law.
Trailer makers are pretty local. We have a couple near me. I doubt this company competes with anyone more than 50 miles away,
“Yeah, the real problem is that to raise the wages, they have to raise prices, and that will kill their business unless all the competitors raise their prices too. So the only solution is really universal enforcement so no business gets to undercut everyone else because they are breaking the law.”
Yes, this idea that “we all have to do it to survive” ls a lie! They may be competitors, but they collude on the business model that says that all the labor is to be illegal. They will never get out of their business model voluntarily. The Justice Department needs to “help them migrate to a new one!”