While visiting Las Vegas a while back, we went to a restaurant that advertised authentic Mexican food. The waiters barely spoke English and the cook spoke only Spanish so I guess that makes it authentic.

While we were there eating, I noticed that there was a middle aged man in a suit and tie standing out side. Besides being over dressed for a place like this, he seemed not to be interested in dining. In stead, it seemed like he was waiting for someone.

Sure enough, after a few minutes, another middle aged man in a suit showed up. They chatted for a few minutes and made a few phone calls but did not enter the restaurant. They stood around like they were waiting for someone else to show up.

Finally, a police car arrived and the men came into the restaurant. They identified themselves as INS agents and entered the kitchen. A few minutes later, they came back out by themselves.

I surmised that they were looking for illegal immigrants. If so, they didn’t find any. Of course, they stood around outside for almost 20 minutes so they would easily have been spotted by any illegals working there. I suspect that all the illegals went out the back door as soon as the INS pulled into the parking lot.

Talk about authentic Mexican food.