Many of them prefer to work for cash, so they can "remain poor." The employers like it too. Cheap labor which has little protection.
Big left wing bartender at the golf course was proud of how he works, "mostly for cash" so that he can get free or cheap Obamacare coverage. I asked him if he thought this was fair to others, who end up paying for his healthcare while he skates the system. He said, "he pays enough taxes already." He loved him some Obamas and now Biden.
I am not whining at all. I have more money than I could spend and I don't need anything that I can think of. My father and mother had a sale after their deaths, of all earthly possessions, other than their used car. The total of the auction was $1,200. I know what poor is. I do feel for those white workers who struggle to make it, as large portions of blacks and illegals grab up the benefits, jobs and enjoy their "systemic special treatment" to get ahead because of their history of slavery or whatever it might be.
Plus, the Democrats have shipped a huge portion of these jobs overseas, so that the struggling whites are, well, a bit upset from time to time. It isn't always because of racism, no one likes to be treated unfairly. It isn't just a black feeling.
"Grades" and test scores are less important to get into the big name colleges now. Because, well, surprise, testing is racist. We will just "pick" our incoming classes to fit our One Way Think World. Write a paragraph or two about your suffering (or have someone else do it) and well, welcome to Harvard. Gender Studies or African American Studies? They are most sought after degrees!
Go into the ERs of some of these "safe haven" cities...yes, millions, waiting to spend billions and trillions of taxpayer money on the best healthcare money can buy, nor not pay for.