Not inevitable — it helps to live in places where people live off the grid. I don’t mean rural Montana. I mean places which tend to cater to the “less documented, less banked” people among us.
Not a Starbucks or chain supermarket in sight, but plenty of bodegas selling barely-protected fruit while taking up half the sidewalk. For cash, cards not welcome.
One of many reasons why I hope Trump fails at his attempts to “clean up” illegal immigration. Illegal immigrant communities foster a culture where anonymity and privacy are valued.
