I'm surprised I didn't think of it before because I'm always harping on it.
It seems possible the mafia might be possibly organizing some of the protesters.
I almost suspect one of the people in recent headlines was ex-mafia themself based on their resemblance to certain stars. Who else could be so uppity? They may have wanted to relive the days when the mob didn't let anyone disrespect them but had been retired.
I discovered this dreadful but not-too-NSFW video from Youtube shorts which used the dramatic break for a soundtrack. Turn down the sound if you like because the lyrics are German. It shows how they view their help. It shows why the mafia may hope to make themselves useful to newcomers, namely by helping them learn English and job skills quickly. It seems to portray an almost religious veneration. Start at 2:25 if you don't want to view the whole thing. It also shows they know they'll lose quite a few, and that drugs are necessary to withstand the job (a little before 2:25.) After all, if she liked them, she probably wouldn't be capable of helping uplift them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StZcUAPR...rt_radio=1
There's also "Holy Diver." Holy diver is not the hero with the sword but the guy in the dungeon keeping everybody's sword sharp. "Holy diver, you're the star of the masquerade, no need to look so afraid...." If ever larger parts of the country become an economic wasteland because too many came in at once to assimilate, they may require such help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvs2FzF64o
Soundgarden's "Blow Up The Outside World" throws shade at someone who's willing to give up everything life has to offer by holding out against the mob, but they may have secretly wanted everyone to know how much coercion can be experienced, i.e. suppose the people in some communities will cooperate with the mob in blacklisting potential candidates. Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song" seems to be about someone who was raised on a virtual mountaintop, socially ostracized, deprived of any guidance or education, until they could only say "everybody has their own opinion" to any criticism, until they decided to give in and they seem to want to make it clear it was for drugs. Perhaps the longer you hold out, the less desirable fan base you can have? Maybe Soundgarden also felt "holding it back hurts so bad" when they hinted at the coercion in some of their songs. I hadn't been following these bands and don't know what the official story is.
The person in the headlines I am thinking of may have gone full Stockholm and decided to be all about it, and still wanted to be in the establishment's face over the persons they had to help who may have been illegals. It may be easier than going back to the mountaintop.