After watching the movie yesterday, it remember me the time I first get a part time job in this country. As an international student, it is hard to find a part time job outside of the campus. The situation of harsh on job hunting is not only from law but also from the society.
 When I searching for a job, they ask for my SSN; if I don't have one they will not offer me a job. When, I went to request for a SSN at the office, the officer told me I could not get a SSN unless I have a job. However, I do know most of the place I visited for job hunting have worker that are not authorized to work in the U.S. When I finally got a job at a restaurant, the situation I was facing was very similar with Maya. The owner refuse to pay me hourly wages, and they said what I got from tips is already above the minimum payment that the state requires, so the owner don't need to pay me a penny for working. Although I quit from working there soon, but the situation is there are many workers are working under similar condition. The races are working places are constants there, and it is even worse to illegal immigrants. There is no way for illegal immigrants to form a union or do anything else, so it is just a grey area that no one cares about.