Modern Day Slavery
Nathan Greene
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John Carlson from the Des Moines Register has commented about the Agriprocessors Raid in Postville. It is an excellent read and I encourage all of you to read it.
Federal prosecutors say Agriprocessors was notified of more than 1,000 discrepancies between names and Social Security numbers on W-2 forms sent to the Internal Revenue Service between 2002 and 2005.
Another plant worker told federal authorities about witnessing a supervisor duct-tape the eyes of an illegal worker shut and then hit that person with a meat hook. The worker didn't report it for fear of being fired.
A legal immigrant working at the plant told authorities that other Agriprocessors employees - presumably in the country illegally - were paid in cash or with different colored checks.
I think this raid is going to have a major impact on our immigration laws. Agriprocessors is going to give all employers, and especially meat packing plants a black eye. Sholom and Aaron Rubashkin knowingly employed and exploited illegal workers. That’s not just a hunch, they actually admitted to it last year when their “workers” voted to join the union. They asked the court to nullify the workers vote because of their illegal status.
While what the Rubashkin’s are guilty of is inexcusable and deserves to be punished, let’s not forget the other law breaker, the illegal immigrant. For the U.S. to fix its immigration problems we must secure our boarders, hold punks like the Rubashkin’s accountable for their actions, and hold people who are in this county illegally accountable for their actions. We have to deal with all three aspects of the problem if we ever want a solution.
Prevent them from entering, make it impossible for them to find jobs in the U.S., and stop turning a blind eye to people who have broken the law and are living and working here illegally.
Reader Comments (1)
The largest bust in US history. Talk about sanctuary cities??!?! What about a sanctuary state?!? We have a serious problem in our state and we have only touched the tip of the iceberg.