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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This story is bizarre. A gardener randomly knocks in your door with no tools including no power tools or wheelbarrow, extra trash can or container to move things, gets hired by OP to do yard work and gets paid $36 an hour but only seasonally. The guy can come whenever he wants and work as many hours as he wants. And add to that he can do whatever he wants in your yard. So how do you even know someone can’t do an equal or better job who is legal?

And OP you aren’t the savior you think you are. If you think he has such specialized skill no one else possesses then you actually could have sponsored him to get a green card. You just have to wrote it up in a certain way and post adds giving Americans a chance to apply.

Several family members actually have sponsored household workers and those workers have gotten green cards and gone on to become US citizens. [/quote]

OP here. There is nothing bizarre about the story at all.

He didn’t just knock on my door, for starters.  Shortly after moving into the neighborhood, I became friendly with a neighbor woman.  I complimented her on her yard.  She told me she had help and offered to ask if he had extra time.  I said great.  She told me he didn’t speak English and was undocumented.  I said that’s fine I’m fluent in Spanish.  She said she wished she was.

She gave him my phone number and he reached out.  We met and I hired him.

He has a lot of experience in yardwork and landscaping, which I don’t. When he showed up, he made suggestions. He told me what to buy and what he would do with it. He then came and did it.  I was very impressed.

Every time he comes back, I remind him that he can come and go as he pleases, do whatever he thinks is necessary, keep track of his hours, and tell me how long he’s worked and I will pay him. That is our arrangement. There’s nothing bizarre about it. It’s called trusting another human being.

We talk every time he is here. I know his marital situation, I know where he lives, I know he has a daughter, I know how long he’s been in the country, I know he’s undocumented, I know his health situation. I always remind him to keep his head down. He understands that.

Your suggestion that I sponsor him is ridiculous. There is zero chance he could ever become legal in this country. What you were saying is laughable and naive.  [/quote]

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