[Rakkasan1]

Mike Potter, president of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1161 at the Swift pork-processing plant in Worthington, said he had no words to describe how the ICE sweep damaged his southwestern Minnesota community of 11,000."This can never happen again," he said through a bullhorn. "Never.".

Fine the union along with Swift for being useful idiots.

[cripplecreek]

This can never happen again," he said through a bullhorn. "Never.".

Or?

[rocksblues]

A few of the people visiting the office said the storytelling was necessary because the government is using accusations of identity theft as an excuse to round up undocumented workers.

OK so how did they get hired?

[Vigilanteman]

I can't help but wonder how many of Potter's former members who once worked in the industries moved on because it would no longer pay a wage to support an AMerican cost of living and taxes.

From what I've read, not one of these poor "victims" was arrested for working here illegally. They were arrested for IDENTITY THEFT. The real victims are the people who had their identities stolen. I'm sure the reporter could find one or more real victims to interview with a reasonable effort.

[DumpsterDiver]

They came to tell the stories they say aren't being told.

After a 40-minute rally, a smaller group walked into the Republican senator's office and read stories about families affected by the Minnesota roundup of more than 200 workers on alleged immigration violations.

Here's another story for you, you puling pieces of puke.

Man's ID Theft Linked To Raids

Workers used his information in 3 different states.

A former Landry's busboy is bucking Uncle Sam, who wants a cut of $75,790 earned by employees at three national meat processing companies using Steven De Leon Aumada's identification. Aumada, 21, says he feels "skinned and filleted" after realizing he might be trapped in the web of worker deceit that led immigration officials to raid six Swift & Co. meat processing plants Tuesday in six states, according to officials.

The Internal Revenue Service notified Aumada in July that he owed $19,998 in income taxes, penalties and interest for work reported in his name and Social Security number by Swift & Co. in Greeley, Colo., Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. in Springdale, Ark., and National Beef Packing Company LLC in Liberal, Kan.

SNIP

Knowledge of the recent raid at the Swift plants has prompted identity theft victim responses nationwide.

SNIP

[Nik Naym]

Identity Theft Arrests Denounced at Rally.

There. Fixed it.

[posterchild]

Slightly off topic, but everyone should do a routine credit check to see if anyone is using your SS number and/or name. Go to https://www.annualcreditreport.com to get a credit check from each of the 3 reporting agencies each year.

This is the site that is featured at http://www.ftc.gov and is the only 'official' site sponsored by the 3 reporting agencies. (There are other sites which offer free credit reporting - I am guessing they likely want to charge you for your free info, sell you something else, or are scams to get you to input your personal information. To be safe you may even want to start at the ftc.gov site.)

You can do all 3 at once or spread them throughout the year. I recently did mine and found that my info was comingled with that of several relatives (who fortunately aren't deadbeats:)), and that there were still cards listed which I thought I had closed long ago. These errors were resolved within a day.

[Freedom4US]

Where were the protesters and the Church when the original workers and families were displaced by cheap labor in the first place?

Meatpacking jobs used to pay very well - not the greatest job in the world I suppose, but enough for people to raise their family and buy a house, etc. Illegal labor - regardless of the emotional heart-tugging stories meant to cloud the issue - has driven wages down, no way around it.

[puff dummy]

Interesting, the reporter doesn't seemed too concerned about the pending theft of thousands of tax dollars to pay for the hatching of yet another anchor baby.

From further down in the article:

"The only identity fraud that's going on here is people having to leave their countries" and their families to find work in the United States, said Eduardo Cardenas of the Center for Labor Rights.

I'm sure Eduardo is a big hit at his weekly "La Raza" meeting.

[Sender]

Identity theft is not an excuse, it's a serious crime. What would happen to an American who illegally assumed the identity of a Mexican to work in Mexico?

Hint: It would not be pretty and would involve jail time and extortion.

[KSCITYBOY]

"This can never happen again," he said through a bullhorn. "Never.". Yes the Union thugs and management who allow these hirings should go to jail.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

bttt.

[Hawk1976]

So this is where Dane dissappeared to...I was wondering where he went.

[gubamyster]

ping

[c-b 1]

After a 40-minute rally, a smaller group walked into the Republican senator's office and read stories about families affected by the Minnesota roundup of more than 200 workers on alleged immigration violations. "One woman is pregnant and is terrified to leave her home. She'll only communicate by telephone," said Patrick Leet, an activist who collected stories last weekend in Worthington. "She's psychologically devastated." The stories were told to Coleman's staff members; rally organizers were informed that the senator is out of the country. A few of the people visiting the office said the storytelling was necessary because the government is using accusations of identity theft as an excuse to round up undocumented ILLEGAL ALIEN workers.

The arrogance of these people continues to amaze me. They think they can disregard any of our laws that they find inconvenient, and we should reward them for it.

[SwinneySwitch]

"....the storytelling was necessary..."

Storytelling is a word my mother used for lying!