[smnrchrds]

I doubt that would be even remotely legal. If it were, you would have seen tons of minimum wage jobs paying below minimum wage through these schemes.

[diebeforei485]

It's easy to exploit immigrants though. Cultural differences (less likely to speak out), as well as lack of knowledge and experience of local laws, make the likelihood of legal action very low indeed.

[newen]

Maybe. We're talking highly educated immigrants though, whike you're probably thinking of immigrants who are not as educated.