Sources: Wal-Mart Knew of Illegal Workers

abc ^ | 10-24-03

[CIBvet]

Naaah ... the federal bureaucrats in Alaska ignore the masses of Illegal Aliens who have swarmed into our state and taken over whole industries (fish processing) which used to be reliable seasonal work at a decent wage, for LEGAL Alaskans and other U.S.Citizens (mostly college students)

I can show you the federally subsidized apts of 2 Illegal Aliens right now who work as janitors. The second entire family (30yr old Dad, Mom w/2 toddlers and one on the way) was brought up from Mexico by the first and plugged into the system just 2 yrs ago.

We are predominently a conservative minded state, but our embedded bureaucrats are as liberal and Marxist minded as any in NYC, Boston or LA.

[Barnacle]

Wal-Mart Knew of Immigration Violations Involving Its Cleaning Contractors

I wonder if they know that about half of every thing they sell is produced by slave labor.

[JustPiper]

Sure they knew, now what?

[george wythe]

Six managers at Tyson Foods, based one town away from Wal-Mart in Springdale, were charged in an immigrant-smuggling case in 2001.

One defendant shot himself to death a few months after being charged, and two managers entered guilty pleas early in the case. A jury acquitted the poultry company and three other managers.

Tyson Foods was involved in direct smuggling of illegal aliens. The company and 3 managers were acquitted, despite all the evidence, including 2 managers who pled guilty.

I suspect that any case against Wal-mart will be much weaker, since the worst implied in this article is that Wal-mart knew that some of its contractors were employing subcontractors who were employing illegal aliens.

Nevertheless, it's a great publicity stunt to make the headlines and convince the people that our immigrations laws are being enforced.

[riri]

Maybe it is because the Eastern Europeans don't consititute a large enough block of voters

LOL. Along the lines of what I thought. The Eastern Europeans actually stand a chance of assimilating into mainstream American culture. Can't have that.

[traditionalist]

I skeptical about any report based on unnamed sources.

[traditionalist]

Unfortunately, Wal-Mart doesn't verify that each of these contractors uses only legal workers.

It can't. Since Wal-Mart is not the employer, it cannot demand that the workers present them with papers.

[traditionalist]

And/or they've been shown to vote only third party...

As the saying goes, where are are 2 Poles, there are 5 political parties.

[traditionalist]

An employer not only may, but is required to demand that his employee show him documents proving that the employee can legally work. The employer may, but is not required, to verify the documents' authenticity.

However, since Wal-Mart was not the employer, there is no way it could verify the workers' immigration status. That's why I'm very skeptical of this report.

[traditionalist]

Those who had no criminal record were released with instructions to appear before immigration judges.

What are the odds the INS will ever see these poeple again?

[monkeywrench]

"What I don't understand is why it is that, with illegals in California, Texas, Arizona, etc. not only taking over states but demanding to be taught in their own language in our public schools and demanding a major voice in our politics and policies, why we are suddenly so intent on catching up with a few Eastern Europeans and Asians."

Maybe because they had some intelligence that there were muslims/terrs among them?