Immigration
See other Immigration ArticlesTitle: Slavery, Big Business, Rico Act, and Illegal Immigrants
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Dialy Kos
URL Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/26/15136/9785
Published: Apr 26, 2006
Author: OneCrankyDom
Post Date: 2006-04-26 15:55:59 by Zipporah
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The Largest floorcovering business in the country is facing the Rico Act ( made to combat gangsters ),for using Headhunters to find Illegals to replace Union workers. In 1996, Congress expanded the anti-racketeering law's reach to include violations of immigration law, such as the hiring of illegal workers. The high court's decision could be significant because it likely would affect both criminal and civil uses of the anti-racketeering law, particularly by the Justice Department. Federal prosecutors have long used the law to seek prison terms for corrupt union officers and money damages from crooked unions and pension funds. http://news.yahoo.com/...
Cargill has announced it will give workers the day off on Monday , May 1st, so they can Boycott American Goods. Why ? More on the flip.Big Business has decided to back this boycott even tho in the short term it hurts them, in the long term they get to keep their cheap labor and deny decent wages to American workers. The meat production unit of privately held Cargill Inc on Tuesday said it decided to close down operations at five U.S. beef plants and two hog plants next Monday. Cargill, the No. 2 U.S. beef producer and No. 3 pork producer, will close so employees can participate in mass rallies scheduled across the country to protest a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would erect a fence along much of the U.S.-Mexico border and declare illegal immigrants felons. "We talked with employees and many wanted to participate in the May 1 activities. Because we share the concerns of many employees ... we felt it was appropriate to change the schedules," said Cargill spokesman Mark Klein. http://news.yahoo.com/... before everyone goes off on me, let me say I don't think we could, should or even will deport all those that are here now. What does bother me is that if we don't stop the influx of Illegal Workers , we all be guilty of of creating more Slavery to low wages. When we give Amnesty to the workers here, but don't close the border, we will again be in another fight for higher wages. Those that have crossed border up till now have a chance at a decent wage once they become legal, but sooner or later if we don't regulate the border, they to will be fighting for a decent wage again as more unwitting slaves cross over. Slaves of Big Business that will work for lower wages because they have no choice. Selling themselves into slavery to escape a country is a desperate move. Understandable even, but as Americans we do not believe in Slavery, even if by choice. Not only do they enslave themselves, they are used to break-up Unions, lower wages all around, and yes, take the jobs that American will do.
It's not about bashing Immigrants, as they themselves are just a tool used by Big Business. A tool used to keep wages low so profits can stay high. When you bring the RICO Act into play, it becomes pretty obvious that something nasty is going on. When companys hire Headhunters to find and hire the illegal workers so they can cover their ass and say they didn't know they were hiring illegal workers, someone is flatout lying. Big Business has no heart, they could care less about the illegal worker except for the bottom line. When Big Business Crooks give anyone a day off, you can bet the motive is not Altruistic. I would even bet they don't give the same workers Cinco De Mayo off. What I do wonder is when this Amnesty is given, and we don't control our border, what will happen then ? In the next 15 yrs will we be going thru this all again? Will those we have welcomed in to become US citizens back another Amnesty, or will they stand with other citizens for higher wages and health care ? When and where does it all stop ? Or does it ?
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