They couldn't go to the police because they were illegals. Three hundred dollars is a month's rent for these people. This Labour Day a freak storm hit the parade, the last gasp of one of the early hurricanes. They partied through it. Pockets of chaos exist as entropy in any huge system.
Large numbers lessen the value of each unit.
Economies of scale. The Strand bookstore. Hardcovers, brand new, half off the cover price. It is astounding to you that a business could actually be in existence for your benefit. Somehow, you feel this is all a mistake that you could be given such variety, such consideration.