I also think it's great to open up 680 factory jobs for American citizens. The 680 arrested were here illegally and doesn't deserve those jobs over Americans.I'm glad the administration is protecting us from the violent, criminal illegals who sneak into our country and mind their own business while working in a productive job.
I agree. The plant owners are definitely responsible.If the plant owners are not fined massively and subject to criminal charges, it will be all for show
In Trump country. News alert, the business owner hired those people because they work for less and because they wanted the jobs. Whatever may happen to those people, that business will take a hit and so will whatever MS jobs that plant provides to the town.ICE raids on Mississippi food processing plants result in 680 arrests. I guess that's 680 more jobs for Mississippi citizens.
The invisible hand of the free market thought otherwise.I also think it's great to open up 680 factory jobs for American citizens. The 680 arrested were here illegally and doesn't deserve those jobs over Americans.
Fine the plant owners or any business who hire illegals. That's the best solution to the illegal immigration problem. I'll gladly pay more for chickens.The invisible hand of the free market thought otherwise.
Sure. You want big government to interfere in the markets. We get it!Fine the plant owners or any business who hire illegals.
Buddy, it's Forest MS. That company is going to cut back operations, it ain't replacing those jobs.Fine the plant owners or any business who hire illegals.
Deserve..:good one.I also think it's great to open up 680 factory jobs for American citizens. The 680 arrested were here illegally and doesn't deserve those jobs over Americans.
Angie wasn’t the only child without a parent in Mississippi on Wednesday, according to local reports. Many children didn’t have a loved one or family friend to go home to. Some walked home from school but were locked out because their parents were detained in the raid.
Volunteers set up a makeshift shelter for the children at a local gym, WJTV’s Alex Love reported. There was food, “but most children are still devastated and crying for their parents and can’t eat,” Love said on Twitter.
if they do replace those jobs it will be with the same number of undocumented immigrants. Maybe less but not much lessBuddy, it's Forest MS. That company is going to cut back operations, it ain't replacing those jobs.
I think everybody knows the difference. The question is one of how much investigative and monetary capital was spent busting this business and deporting these people. Most of us are arguing that both for humanity's sake and for cost's sake, that this was an action that should not have been undertaken and the laws should be unenforced -- unless somebody tipped them off and there was mass persistence about it.Do some in this thread not know the difference between legal and illegal? Just mind boggling.
This is the kind of thing on the left or in other pragmatic circles I also disagree with. This thread is rife with things with which I disagree.if they do replace those jobs it will be with the same number of undocumented immigrants. Maybe less but not much less
What I would love is for this sleazy owners to just come out and admit what we all know and that they hire these undocumented immigrants BECAUSE THEY WORK HARDER
So you really believe that within the next year that those 680 plus jobs or even 80% of them will be replaced by local citizens needing a job? I guess we will find outThis is the kind of thing on the left or in other pragmatic circles I also disagree with. This thread is rife with things with which I disagree.
All due respect, GB, but I think I'd phrase the question this way: why is our government engaging in pointless acts of obvious cruelty and inhumanity, and why are a large percentage of Americans apparently OK with it?I think everybody knows the difference. The question is one of how much investigative and monetary capital was spent busting this business and deporting these people. Most of us are arguing that both for humanity's sake and for cost's sake, that this was an action that should not have been undertaken and the laws should be unenforced -- unless somebody tipped them off and there was mass persistence about it.
Yes, that's what is mind boggling.Do some in this thread not know the difference between legal and illegal? Just mind boggling.
It's just a process crime.Do some in this thread not know the difference between legal and illegal? Just mind boggling.
If they put the owners of businesses that hired hundreds of undocumented workers in prison they's stop doing it. Of course passing laws that put members of the donor class in prison isn't a good strategy if you care about getting re-elected.But seriously. If the Trumper's are so angry about "illegals taking their jurbs" then they should be demanding harsh punishments from companies that do that. Something tells me they don't care THAT much.
There are differing ways to come to consensus, then. As a kind of aside: I remember when the "rule of law" was being touted as sacrosanct and inviolable -- so much so that it became an Al Gore catchphrase for mockery -- by the Democratic Party, circa 2000-2008.All due respect, GB, but I think I'd phrase the question this way: why is our government engaging in pointless acts of obvious cruelty and inhumanity, and why are a large percentage of Americans apparently OK with it?
Anyone who has taken a history class knows that "it's the law!" has never ever proven to be an adequate defense to state-administered acts of cruelty that victimize oppressed minorities who have done no harm.
The owners of the plant obviously don'tDo some in this thread not know the difference between legal and illegal? Just mind boggling.
Is this what you want to see happen ?Then you agree the company should be severely punished for hiring them over American citizens. I think $100,000 per illegal and 5 years in jail should suffice.
I know you're talking to Bucky86, but let me interject. If we're going to prosecute this to the full extent of the law, Bucky86 may be looking for a severe penalty for the man responsible for the illegals being able to work and procure a salary, yes. These laws are there for a reason, the argument goes, and should be prosecuted within sentencing guidelines that are established by the legislatures and adhered to by courts. Or at court discretion, either way.Is this what you want to see happen ?
This story was posted in another thread, and it's infuriatingly making the rounds on social media. For some reason, nearly every news article on this omits the fact that this guy was a convicted criminal and was deported for that reason. That is a hugely important piece of information that completely changes things. My position on immigration is not that far removed from open borders, and I have no problem with this deportation.Detroit man dies after deportation because of lack of insulin
The man, 41-year-old Jimmy Aldaoud, was an Iraqi national who was born in Greece, but came to the U.S. when he was a child, Politico reports. He had never lived in Iraq and did not speak Arabic, but was deported amid the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
Edward Bajoka, an immigration lawyer and self-described close friend of the family, wrote on Facebook that Aldaoud was found dead on Wednesday. The cause of death appeared to be linked to an inability to get insulin for diabetes, according to Bajoka.
LinkAldaoud faced serious health problems, Bajoka said. In addition to diabetes, he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and struggled to live a normal life. His run-ins with the law were primarily due to his mental illness, said Bajoka, who never represented Aldaoud in court. The most serious came in 2012 when Aldaoud, described as homeless in local media reports, broke into a garage and stole power tools. He served 17 months on that home invasion conviction, Politico reported, and had a separate conviction for disorderly conduct.
He wasn’t a U.S. citizen, so those criminal convictions made him eligible to be deported. For decades, Iraq had refused to accept deportations from the United States — but that all changed in June 2017. As part of a deal to escape President Trump’s travel ban against a host of majority-Muslim nations, Reuters reported, Iraq agreed to accept deportees. More than 100 Iraqis with criminal records were arrested that month by ICE, mostly in Detroit.
While I'm sure they are good workers, it's about cheap labor.if they do replace those jobs it will be with the same number of undocumented immigrants. Maybe less but not much less
What I would love is for this sleazy owners to just come out and admit what we all know and that they hire these undocumented immigrants BECAUSE THEY WORK HARDER
The plant will probably be moved to MexicoSo you really believe that within the next year that those 680 plus jobs or even 80% of them will be replaced by local citizens needing a job? I guess we will find out
The last raid on a meat processing plant did result in a jail sentence for the owner.If they put the owners of businesses that hired hundreds of undocumented workers in prison they's stop doing it. Of course passing laws that put members of the donor class in prison isn't a good strategy if you care about getting re-elected.
Not sure yet. I believe it was 680 people from 6-7 plants in multiple cities.Are these 680 people being paid under fake/stolen social security numbers and are taxes/social security being deducted? This is where I get confused about this stuff.
Not sure if true or what happened here.In statements, both poultry processors said they utilized E-Verify, a government electronic system designed to confirm that employees are eligible to work in the United States.
Immigrants eager for work traditionally have used fake Social Security numbers and green cards to secure jobs. But those do not pass E-Verify. Thus, in recent years, more immigrants have resorted to using the identities of legal United States residents, the identities of dead citizens, or the Social Security numbers of their American-born children to pass the electronic verification program.
Both.So which is it? Are illegal immigrants taking Americans’ jobs or are they mostly criminals and freeloaders who are here for free healthcare?
I agree that should be part of the story but the two crimes don't seem all that serious.This story was posted in another thread, and it's infuriatingly making the rounds on social media. For some reason, nearly every news article on this omits the fact that this guy was a convicted criminal and was deported for that reason. That is a hugely important piece of information that completely changes things. My position on immigration is not that far removed from open borders, and I have no problem with this deportation.
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If people can get around E-Verify by using dead people's socials, we have serious problems with E-Verify. I would really like to see this stuff fixed someday.Not sure yet. I believe it was 680 people from 6-7 plants in multiple cities.
ETA: from NYT article...
Not sure if true or what happened here.
Are you kidding me. He is here illegally, then commits 2 crimes, one of which he stole from someone. Hey everyone it's America, come on in, we don't care about anyone obeying the law. Good lord, wake up. OBEY THE LAW, why is that so hard for people to understand.I agree that should be part of the story but the two crimes don't seem all that serious.
I would be hesitant to recommend Atty Bajoka to anyone needing an immigration lawyerDetroit man dies after deportation because of lack of insulin
The man, 41-year-old Jimmy Aldaoud, was an Iraqi national who was born in Greece, but came to the U.S. when he was a child, Politico reports. He had never lived in Iraq and did not speak Arabic, but was deported amid the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
Edward Bajoka, an immigration lawyer and self-described close friend of the family, wrote on Facebook that Aldaoud was found dead on Wednesday. The cause of death appeared to be linked to an inability to get insulin for diabetes, according to Bajoka.
I literally violate the law every day of my life without any legal consequences. So do millions of other people. Just saying "OBEY THE LAW" isn't a particularly convincing argument to me.Are you kidding me. He is here illegally, then commits 2 crimes, one of which he stole from someone. Hey everyone it's America, come on in, we don't care about anyone obeying the law. Good lord, wake up. OBEY THE LAW, why is that so hard for people to understand.
I literally violate the law every day of my life without any legal consequences. So do millions of other people. Just saying "OBEY THE LAW" isn't a particularly convincing argument to me.