my older bro worked at a hotel that was clearly a hub for human trafficking/something far more sinister

one time some southeast asian guy from like laos or cambodia (:pol-pot) came in with a SHITLOAD of people who could not speak any English, nor could he and what wound up happening is that this dude was trying to get a room but couldn't really be understood so he just started throwing money down on the counter while growing increasingly agitated

this is in like Norman Rockwell USA so not even a seedy town lol

also my mom worked at the same hotel for a little while and is turns out every maid and sanitation worker there (except my mom, who is mentally ill and insists on only working jobs for illegals despite being a US citizen for over a decade now) is an illegal immigrant