A Way to Protest Companies that Support Illegal Immigration

Dan Stein Report ^ | April 30, 2006 | Dan Stein

[Rick_Michael]

Monday is your chance to participate in a counter-boycott. It's simple - don't buy or eat meat that day in protest of these companies, whose employees knowingly hire illegal aliens, collude with immigrant smugglers, break the law with impunity, and give these same illegal aliens the day off so they can demand amnesty as a reward. Are any companies giving American workers the day off Monday to protest amnesty? Call Seaboard at 1-800-262-7907, Cargil at 1-800-CARGILL (227-4455), Hormel at (507)437-5611 and Tyson at (479) 290-4000 on Monday to let them you are boycotting them for supporting illegal immigration.

Meat-packing companies including Seaboard and Tyson are closing plants to allow illegal alien workers there the day off, so that they can participate in protests demanding amnesty. Reuters writes that, "Seaboard Corp. said it will close its Guymon, Oklahoma, pork plant on Monday to allow workers to attend rallies planned for that day in support of immigration reform, the company said." And Dow Jones newswire has more coverage of the meat plants shutdown. "Tyson Foods (TSN) will not operate at five of its nine U.S. beef plants and will have four of six pork plants closed Monday due to a potential shortage of workers and current market conditions, a Tyson spokesman said Thursday. Spokesman Gary Mickelson provided the company's updated slaughter plans to Dow Jones Newswires by email. Immigrant workers have declared May 1 as a day of protest against tough new immigration reform legislation being considered by Congress. The Tyson update puts the number of total U.S. beef plants to be closed Monday to at least 12 and pork plants to at least 14. Slaughter for both species is expected to be reduced to around 50% or less than normal Monday," says Dow Jones.

Update: Dan was on CNBC Friday afternoon and discussed the May 1 protest along with the meat boycott. Watch the video clip (Windows Media).

[Rick_Michael]

How about not ever buying from them?

[cripplecreek]

I'm thinking that the next time I need some medicine, I should do an end run around Cargill and get it in Canada where it's cheaper. What's good for the goose...

[SouthernFreebird]

That's my thinking, one day won't mean spit to them.

[cripplecreek]

I'm lucky that I live in a rural area where I can buy locally grown meat and veggies. Tomorrows steak was raised and butchered within a couple of miles of here by Americans.

[mtbopfuyn]

How about not ever buying from them?

Sounds good to me. If you know of any more, I'll boycott them as well. I've kept up a personal boycott of Post cereal for 10 years now and then the Frence boycott, so a few more companies won't be anything. I've already got an order in for a side of beef direct from a ranch that doesn't hire illegals so the freezer won't miss these brands.

[loboinok]

"It's simple - don't buy or eat meat that day in protest of these companies" I can understand thousands not "buying" meat for a day, but eating what is already in your freezer is not going to make a difference, one way or another.

[Snoopers-868th]

I'm thinking that the next time I need some medicine, I should do an end run around Cargill and get it in Canada where it's cheaper. What's good for the goose...

You know a lot of folks thought the same thing when the states' raised taxes on cigarettes but the states found a way to screw the citizen as always. So far I have seen buying on the cheap is legal only for business and government. Going out of state is no better than bartering and legally you have to claim the difference on your taxes. What's new.

[Sun]

"How about not ever buying from them?"

GREAT idea.

Also, we should help the economy by buying, buying on May 1st to counter the boycott.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

"How about not ever buying from them?"

I will NEVER buy from these companies again. I hope they lose so much money, they go out of business. Traitors do not deserve to prosper...