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Long Island has a massive Mexican community and, while not trying to flame or be stereotypical, the economy here would collapse without them. Many, many of them work in landscaping. It's a common stereotype but it's very true. And however nonessential landscaping seems, it is a HUGE, HUGE thing here and life would just be a lot more difficult without it. I live on a street that has a board of directors, and the board of directors here has a landscaping crew come one Wednesday a month and do the rounds on all our lawns. We all pay a certain amount each month to have it done. It is a LIFESAVER for people who just don't have time to mow their lawns, collect leaves, whatever. That would be a huge thorn in all our sides were it not for them, because we're so used to it. I have to say I think that migrant workers are some of the hardest working people in this country. They do the dirty work and make life simply easier for people who don't want to do that. And without them we'd have to do that and we wouldn't even get payed.
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