I have watched many teachers just quit the profession. Nobody stands up to the system. In my specific area it's all low income. So low that the percentage is so high that every kid in the district gets free breakfast and lunch even if the parents of many students can afford reduced or full price meals. Also, many student families consist of a parent or both that my not be a legal citizen. Now imagine members Local government and friends Local government infiltrate the school board and then the administration. A third of the teachers and staff are friends of friends and infiltrate the unions. Eventually, the unions loose teeth and the parents are terrified to say anything in fear of deportation. Example of Local political power, if a local business refuses to put a certain Local political party sign in their window they get visited by code enforcement until they comply. If you get graffiti all over your garage the Local graffiti removal crew won't remove it unless you voted for the right person.
I have met many teachers that had worked in many different districts. They all say the same thing, "there is no reason to jump the fence when you can't see green horizon to horizon." People that rock the boat or question anything get harassed to limit within maximum legalities. They get moved and given a larger class size in an undesirable location and heavily scrutinized and rode to mental breakdown or they submit, or just quit. It's all about the money in low income schools. I can tell you true stories that I have seen first hand that would make you vomit. The thing is that I'm more masculine than your average alpha male pack leader. I chew tobacco, from the country, Marine Corps service, dropped my first deer at age 11, so everyone assumes that I'm a strong stereotypical "good ole boy." My school is a polling place. Politicians and big union leaders following around those politicians come in and hang out. My presence for some reason brings out mans need to boast to compete for dominance. The things that have come out of their mouths would ruin your prospective on political parties and the future. It's all sickening.

If you receive a paycheck from work they are supposed to hold back taxes. The percentages I quoted are what most middle class workers get levied.

You are half right. First of all, many illegals have been deported because the legal employees turn them in for many reasons but, the biggest is that they have more leverage to get a raise if the illegals are out. Catching employers hiring illegals happens when large entities get raided. It would be too hard to check every employer location. And even then the dreaded call “La Migra Está Aquí” is heard daily all over the border towns like LA, New York, Union City and Miami along with many other Southwest large cities. I don’t blame the illegals from trying to work. The likes of Phart are wrong. The illegals do not get monetary help. They have to eat. I imagine how bad it must be where they came from that they would risk the uncertainty of surviving here. Yes, Phart, they knew it before they started their journey.

"Minimum wage laws are always a day late. What I don’t understand is why non-management people would not support them"
Because people believe the propaganda that a higher minimum wage will hurt
the economy and they will lose the job that barely supports their existence.

It's the same reason for why American workers fear any other worker benefit, that workers in all other developed countries already have. Any time any expansion on social benefits for normal people are proposed, Republicans scream bloody murder about SOCIALISM, but as soon as it gets adopted and people see it doesn't destroy the country, but it help them, they always end up loving it.

Propaganda makes old people on social security and Medicare say:
"Americans don't need payed vacation or family leave" and young people say:
"Americans don't need Medicare with dental, hearing and vision".
Most people turn around whenever they need some social benefit themselves,
but regrettably they often only turn around on their own needs and can't imagine that society would benefit as a whole, when more people's needs are met.