I lived in a town with a Butterball factory. I saw raids in the 90s with Feds coming in and leaving town with van loads of undocumented workers.
You know what I never saw? The Feds arresting the folks who hired undocumented workers…
You know what I never saw? The Feds arresting the folks who hired undocumented workers…
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They weren’t about justice; they were about protecting a system that keeps wages low and workers afraid.
The truth is, this isn’t a broken system—it’s a system working exactly as designed for the wealthy and powerful.
The vast number of my owner-cohorts are MAGA. But they will hire illegals without reservation. Others weaponized the H1b program. It’s important for them to keep payroll >50 so they organize LLCs for crews and 1099 them. No SSN/I9 check.
It is nor only encouraging illegal immigration, but encouraging exploiting vulnerable people
Wait, wait..we can't go at the source of the problem! Nevermind.
Remember to tip your deputy.
The thing is. Those are rough jobs. No one ever said sign me up at a meat plant.
If they really wanted to stop it, they’d fight for treating illegal like they have the same rights we do. But they’re much more interested in punishing black and brown people than solving the problem
If you want to curtail the hiring of undocumented workers... start throwing some corporate HR folks in jail.
Because managers knew it was illegal to hire them, and then covered it up. They're the ones not going to jail.
Ugh.🙄
https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stull_meat.pdf
Why is that?
The fines were literally budgeted in the ledgers as business expenses... which are passed on to the customers buying the chicken.
Company gets cheap labor, government makes money in fines.
See the connection?
Corporations are NOT people! CEOs who hire illegals need to experience life behind bars. Make the buck stop at the TOP.
When Bank of America unhomed me and thousands no one saw jail time either. #PredatoryCommerce
It’s never their fault
Steve Miller is SCUM
If anyone in this country were really against undocumented immigrants they would target the companies big and small hiring them but they never do. They just want to harm immigrants.
Who is paying for those drugs and why would people build tunnels, risk their lives/freedom if it wasn't for Americans purchasing those drugs???
So you go in there specifically to punish the working class for accepting those illegal jobs in order to provide a living for their family.
Corporations over people in every aspect of life. This is America.
“Of the 11 people convicted during the 12-month period, only three served prison time…” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/illegal-immigration-employers-prosecutions.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/slaughterhouse-exec-gets-27-years-for-fraud/
As an example,
https://texasscorecard.com/state/e-verify-stuck-in-senate-as-illegal-border-crossings-continue/
What you buy matters.
The consequences include: A maximum penalty of six months imprisonment and a fine of $3,000 per worker may be imposed.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholom_Rubashkin