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RICO-The New Tool For Law Enforcement(You Have the Power to Stop Illegal Immigration)
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| Micah King
Posted on 05/28/2006 3:10:07 PM PDT by garbageseeker
This caught my eye several months ago and its a good way of enforcing immigration law.This may give you the added tool to enforce immigration law.
From the Backrounder
In 1996, Congress expanded the Racketeer influenced and Corrupt Organization(RICO) to include violations of federal immigration law. While this expansion may not recieved publicity, it could potentially change the face of U.S. immigration law eforcement. Under the new RICO provisions, a violation of certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act(INA) meets the definition of racketeering activity, also know an "predicate offenses" and an entity that engages in a pattern of activity for financial gain can be both ciminally and civilally liable. Among other things, the INA makes it unlawful to encourage illegal immigration or employ illegal aliens,which are violations were included as predicate offenses under RICO. The Reason-The inclusion of INA violations as RICO predicate acts in the 1996 immigration reform act was an attempt by Congress to provide private citizens with recorse in the face of the recourse in the face of widespread disregard for immigration laws. Now, citizens and businesses are the beginning to avail themselves of this powerful new tool, and, if the intent of Congress bears fruit, the results can drastically change law enforcement, based on private interest as opposed to government interest. By providing employers strong incentives for employers and businesses to stop engaging the encouragement of buisnesses for financial gain, this would reduce illegal immigration in the United States simply by working through the U.S. courts.
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To: unseen
What would you do about the hundreds of thousands of families whose lives would be devastated?
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posted on
05/29/2006 10:25:56 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
To: nicmarlo
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posted on
05/29/2006 11:28:19 AM PDT
by
Rick_Michael
(Look at profile for current ways to deal with illegals immigration)
To: All
Yes it will be messy. Once businesses and banks just how devastating the RICO penalties can be it would be in their financial interest to resist the urge to hire and take money from illegal aliens. A successful case will send a message to Corporate America that immigration laws is to be respected. Remember, corpoations who hire illegal aliens are undercutting their competition by offering lower wages and not providing Workman's compensation mandated by state and federal OSHA regulations. They force the competition who follow the rules by providing a decent wage and Workman's competition to go out of businesses laying off more workers.A good example is New Orleans. Many of the people who live there went back to look for construction jobs. To their surprise, those jobs were taken by illegal aliens who are being paid lower wages.
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posted on
05/29/2006 3:20:07 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: garbageseeker
Can someone would explain how to fairly address the hundreds of thousands of families whose lives would be turned upside down as a result of these RICO suits?
Forcing the companies into bankruptcy might be fair punishment for them and their owners, but they also employ a lot of people who are long time, legal, loyal employees who deserve justice also.
How do THEY get justice when their jobs, health insurance, and their retirement plans are ripped from them?
I would find it a lot easier to get onboard all this if it weren't for them.
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posted on
05/29/2006 8:37:40 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
To: Balding_Eagle
Do you want thousands of Americans citizens losing their jobs because of the businesses and paying lower wages to illegal immigrants therefore undercutting their competition and killing the American Middle class or the businesses and banks respecting the immigration laws and hiring lawful citizens Americans? Businesses and banks who undercut businesses who meet regulations required by local,state and federal governments are prime targets for RICO because they are profiting from and promoting a illegal enterprise for attracting and hiring illegal immigrants. Employers who hire illegal aliens should not deserve to enjoy the fruits of their illegal behavior at the expense of citizens of the United States. The money they collect from RICO lawsuits should be used to create jobs and job retraining for citizens of the United States. Again, it will be messy but things always sort themselves out
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posted on
05/29/2006 8:51:36 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: garbageseeker
Well, isn't that nice, avoid direct questions and sweep all those betrayed families under the rug. Real nice as long as you don't know them personally.
Good luck, breezy answers to serious questions aren't going to get many of us to line up behind you.
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posted on
05/29/2006 9:01:00 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
To: Balding_Eagle
I am being a patriot and saving the American Middle class which has been disappearing because employers hire illegal immigrants therefore depressing wages. While the employers are making money by depressing wages from their illegal acts.Congress gave the people the power to do this because they knew the government was not prosecuting businesses who hire illegal immigrants. The people have the power, now is the time to exercise your rights.
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posted on
05/29/2006 9:05:53 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: garbageseeker
I notice, and I'm sure readers notice, your unwillingness to tackle the result of your misplaced enthusiam.
Move along, I'm looking for someone who will address this big issue seriously.
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posted on
05/29/2006 9:18:29 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
To: Balding_Eagle
I am. Corporations, banks and municipalities must be seriously penalized for flagrantly disregarding our U.S. immigration laws for decades. The entities(banks,businesses and corporations) have make billions of dollars in profits while taxpayers have spent billions of dollars in social services for displaced lawful American workers that have been undercut by employers hiring illegal immigrants. That is not including the billions of dollars more spend on illegal aliens using those same services.
Corporations must pay for the billions of dollars they have reaped in lax enforcement. Now is the time to sow the consequences
This is a issue with strong opinions and I am just giving the people and alternative. I respectfully disagree.
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posted on
05/29/2006 10:40:52 PM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: All
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posted on
05/30/2006 12:22:52 AM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: garbageseeker
IThe issue I want seriously addressed is the one you seriously avoid.
Begone.
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posted on
05/30/2006 6:51:00 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
To: Balding_Eagle
Bump
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posted on
05/30/2006 11:56:20 AM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Audaces Fortuna Ivat-Fortune Favors the Brave/Virgil)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
05/30/2006 3:48:41 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!)
To: Balding_Eagle
What do you do with the hundreds of thousands of families that are devastated when felons go to jail? Do we let all the convicts out of jail because it would disrupt their families? No of course not. So why do illegal immigrants that have broken our laws expect different treatment? If I practice tax fraud and SS fraud I would not be able to pay a very small fine and still be able to collect my benefits based on that crime. It comes down to are we a nation of laws or a nation of special interests?
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posted on
06/01/2006 7:50:40 PM PDT
by
unseen
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