Ricardo Rodr and Minnie Mouses

Minnie Mouses: Before stepping into the Times Square hurly-burly of Elmos, Minnie Mouses and Batmen who pose for photographs and then coax customers for tips, Rodr guez spent a week studying the competition. He analyzed tourist behavior. He calculated potential earnings. And in the absence of anyone masquerading as a certain Nickelodeon star, he spotted an opportunity, according to Globe and Mail. On his first day he made $80 in five hours, a better rate - and more interesting work - than the series of temporary jobs he had held since immigrating to the United States from Ecuador in March and Ricardo Rodr guez did not arrive lightly at his decision to become a cartoon character. Thus was born SpongeBob SquarePants Rodr guez. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.