I think they mean street workers in the Nana area not all of Thailand. Which stands to reason because I don't think they are allowed to work in the bars without a work visa, but they do sit in the bars like Hillary pretending to be customers.
well if you're American and poor then you are a Loser with a capital L. Average salary for people from India and China in the US are over 100K/yr. Poor people have nobody to blame but themselves.