Posted on 03/31/2006 4:26:36 PM PST by doug from upland
56 ILLEGAL ALIENS ARRESTED BY ICE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE
ICE executes a criminal search warrant against Reich Installation Services Inc.
CARTHAGE, Mo. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents here arrested 56 illegal aliens this morning following the execution of a criminal search warrant against Reich Installation Services Inc. of Pewaukee, Wis.
The search warrant was executed at the Schreiber Foods construction site at 1206 W. Fairview, Carthage, Mo. Reich Installation Services is employed as a sub-contractor at this site. In addition to arresting the aliens working at the site, the criminal search warrant authorized seizure of business, financial and personnel records, as well as computers maintained by Reich Installation.
Of the 56 aliens administratively arrested today for illegally residing in the United States, 28 were Reich Installation employees. Eight others worked for Top Flight, another construction site contractor. The aliens all claim to be citizens of Mexico. ICE agents are still interviewing and processing the aliens for deportation.
“Reich Installation Services has been associated with at least two other U.S. sites where illegal aliens have been arrested within the last year,” said Elissa Brown, ICE special agent-in-charge of the Chicago office. “Employers must get the message that hiring illegal aliens is against the law. ICE will especially scrutinize those employers who are repeatedly identified in these operations.” Brown oversees the ICE Office of Investigations for a six-state area, including: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
It is against federal law to knowingly hire or continue to employ illegal aliens. Punishments range from $200 per paperwork violation to $10,000 per hiring violation, to include potential prison sentences.
Today's operation is part of ICE's comprehensive strategy for worksite enforcement aimed at promoting national security, protecting critical infrastructure, and ensuring fair labor standards.
Carthage Police Department and Jasper County Sheriff's Department assisted ICE with executing this criminal search warrant.
According to its website, Reich Installation Services Inc. nationally designs and installs custom warehouse distribution systems in factories and warehouses in excess of five million square feet.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Doing the jobs Americans won't. ;-)
And in Missouri there is no Americans who want that job
"They will end catch and release in October of this year. "
Right now they are spawining
Wouldn't THAT be a hoot..!!
56 Construction Jobs that AMERICANS should have had! Fine the BLOODY BLAZES, BIG TIME, out of the Construction Company that hired the illegals.""
Fine-Schmine.
Shut them down, pull all their licenses, and ban all the people in charge from ever owning or controlling a company again- and send them to jail for a minimum sentence of 10 years.
THAT will send a message to other employers fast and furious.
Here is part of the script.
1. Hello, my name is Doug and I hope I am going to be able to remain a customer.
2. I have made a decision that I will not patronize a business that hires illegal aliens.
3. I hope you are going to be able to guarantee to me that you do not hire illegal aliens. How can you assure me? (they will give an answer)
4. Do you verify the Social Security number -- SS fraud line is 800.269.0271. What else do you do to make sure you are obeying the law?
5. If you discover you have hired an illegal alien, what will you do about it?
When you are done with a call, give us a report. I am working on the way to confront a business that I am absolutely sure is hiring illegals. I think I want to do something like give them a 30-day warning and then all hell is going to break loose on them.
This illustrates the problem we have very nicely.
The only real penalty that this Contractor is going to be liable for, is $50.00 for every Form I-9 that is missing or incorrect for every one of these illegals. Pretty cheap.
That's why we should be jacking the penalty up to at least $10,000 per illegal employee. If the fine were substantial enough, you can damned well bet that they wouldn't be hiring illegals.
Contractors should be outed on http://www.wehirealiens.com
Looks like that job is going to be a little late in finishing. But the trade unions will really appreciate the work and probably get it done faster.
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