Roving reporter addresses camera.
Reporter: I'm standing outside Home Depot. The scene I see before me is repeated across this country.
Camera pans to reveal ...
Toga-wearing Romans, lined up, waiting for jobs. The experienced old pros hold signs in English, the newcomers' signs are in Latin.
Reporter: Latin Americans. Willing to work. And willing to work for less. To some, it's an opportunity, to others a threat.
A bearded Professor runs into the frame.
Professor: Of course it's a threat! Look at this toga party! You might as well call it Rome Depot!
Reporter: But why is that a threat to you?
Professor: Because ... it's not fair, is it? Just look at him!
Reporter: Who?
Professor: (pointing) Him! The smug creep with the leaves around his head. I'm an adjunct professor at a local community college. He's a philosopher and a master of rhetoric! How can I compete with that toga-wearing bastard?
Reporter: You seem personally insulted.
Professor. I am! And he insulted me! He had the nerve to ask me what an "anacoluthon" was! I had no idea, but who cares?
Roman: An anacolothon is an abrupt shift in the structure of a sentence indicating an interruption or different train of thought.
Professor: I teach impromptu public speaking, not ... go back to Rome!
Roman: What is Rome?
Professor: You're bad for this country!
Roman: But what is the good?
Professor: Not you!
Reporter: Economically, the threat is more than rhetorical. The impact on the local construction industry has been profound.
INT, Developer's Trailer - Day
Developer: I wanted an aqueduct, OK? Every contractor I spoke to just laughed in my face. But these fellas rolled up their robes and got to work — man, they built me an aqueduct in less than a week! About a month later, I wanted a road. FDOT said it was impossible. These Romans said "Non forsit." They got 'er done! In days!
Reporter: And what about the sport of boxing?
INT, boxing ring arena. A Boxer stands in the corner.
Sound (OS) Ding!
The Boxer stands up. A Gladiator appears and runs him through.
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