Frederica writes: "You have to acknowlege, at least, that illegals are willing to break their backs at bottom-tier jobs like this, which curiously don't get taken by born-here workers. "
Except out of respect for the letter of the law, why would an employer avoid hiring cheap illegal labor and hire more expensive Americans? Are sure we've tested legal American willingness to process chickens?
I haven't done the chicken-leg work, but may call Mark Krikorian over soon...