I had a company of 40 employees
3 of which I sponsored for green cards, paid for grad school and continuing education, and helped get their citizenship.
They got paid the same as others based on their merits....
Was I IBM or Google paying for the crem da la Crem?
Noooo...
The money has to come somewhere, some employees want to send children to private school, another drink all night and drive a fancy car, a third buy a home, others send money to family abroad, and the final to become a citizen to change the direction of their family for generations.....
The money has to come from somewhere.
Are there abusive businesses out there, I really believe less than more.
Because the flip side is that everyone is lazy because they think their bosses are cheating them....
And in thousands of companies I've worked with, worked for and consulted to. 9/10 employees, management and ownership care about employees and owners.
Whether they have the resources is another question....
Back in 1995 it cost me 8k for green card for right hand man, 7k for additional grad school and he was one of the salaried workers.
In my California factory, the senior mold makers was a resident alien, and person in charge of finishing was a green card holder. They were paid better then competitive casting facilities that exploited cheap labor.
The funny thing is those companies that exploited illegals eventually move to Mexico or went out of business.
I know many immigrants and their always exploited. Your case is amazing but I find it hard to believe that many do the same. At least from the people I know in multiple business sectors. Good job on being fair.