US Rep. Pelosi says Wal-Mart arrests "terrorizing"

Forbes ^ | 10-24-03 | Reuters

[libertyisnotfree]

US Rep. Pelosi says Wal-Mart arrests "terrorizing"

Reuters, 10.24.03, 6:15 PM ET

MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday police raids on dozens of U.S. Wal-Mart stores in the search for illegal immigrants this week amounted to "terrorizing" workers.

"It instills a great deal of fear in people who are only trying to earn a living and put food on the table for their family," Pelosi, a California Democrat, told reporters on a Congressional visit to Mexico.

Hundreds of workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (nyse: WMT - news - people) locations across the United States were arrested on immigration charges on Thursday in an investigation into contractor cleaning crews.

"We think there might be a better way to go about this because the fact is that it is against the law for the employer to hire these people so there should be more focus on the employer and less in these terrorizing raids," Pelosi said.

She was speaking after meeting Mexican President Vicente Fox for talks on immigration and border security.

Pelosi said the Wal-Mart raids showed the need to legalize undocumented workers in parts of the economy other than just the agricultural sector.

Several bills to grant legal status to illegal immigrants working in U.S. agriculture are before Congress, including the Berman-Cannon bill which would let an estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants earn legal residency.

Copyright 2003, Reuters News Service

[ConservativeMan55]

Interesting.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007652/posts

[libertyisnotfree]

ping

[libertyisnotfree]

Was this already posted?

[Enterprise]

"US Rep. Pelosi says Wal-Mart arrests "terrorizing"

And there we have it - positive proof that Wal-Mart donates heavily to the Democrats.

[libertyisnotfree]

This Pelosi is as twisted as Slick Willy was when he went to Englandand lambastedthe Vietnam War

[ConservativeMan55]

Oh no. Click on the link. Its an interesting post of my own that I've got going.

[libertyisnotfree]

Bingo!!

[libertyisnotfree]

Thanks, bro.

I saw it

[reg45]

What desperation!

NP must be afraid that she will lose her illegal alien voting bloc.

[libertyisnotfree]

Wasn't Hillary a big-wig at wal-mart?

[libertyisnotfree]

I hope she gets arrested or treason for this.

Do you agree with me when I say that it is treason for her to go to Mexico and talk like this?

[libertyisnotfree]

ping

[Enterprise]

"Wasn't Hillary a big-wig at wal-mart?"

I honestly don't know. Perhaps another poster can tell us if bigassed Hillary was a big wig.

[GeronL]

Polosi is the real Democrat Socialisy, DAZI

[Porterville]

Can we sue Walmart for hiring illegals??? And can we shove a sock in that b1+che$ mouth..

[Guillermo]

You got it Nancy.

Just further proof that it is the USA which is the greatest terrorist on earth.

[ConservativeMan55]

No problem. I like your screen name. I did an editorial earlier with that theme earlier in the day.

[ConservativeMan55]

She should step down. Maybe we can get her recalled!

[Guillermo]

Wal Mart is not being accused of hiring illegals.

The contractors who are cleaning their stores are.

They just raid the Wal Mart to make a splash.