Leaving behind equipment: that equipment had to be replaced on the taxpayer dime.
Undocumented immigrants flooded the job market and the government entitlements sucking up tax payer money, they had to print more just to pay everything.
Green new deal would have wasted ridiculous money on green policies.
They pay based on the free market. If they need employees bad enough they'll pay a lot of money. If employees are readily available (aka illegal immigrants) they'll pay less. It's simple economics.