Posted on 04/19/2006 3:45:22 PM PDT by HEMICRASHBOX
WASHINGTON - Immigration agents arrested seven executives and hundreds of employees of a manufacturer of crates and pallets Wednesday as part of a crackdown on employers of illegal workers.
Authorities raided offices and plants of IFCO Systems in at least eight states, the culmination of a yearlong criminal investigation, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested seven current and former IFCO Systems managers on charges they conspired to transport, harbor and encourage illegal workers to reside in the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain, said Glenn T. Suddaby, the chief federal prosecutor in Albany, N.Y., where some arrests were made.
ICE spokeswoman Jamie Zuieback confirmed an unspecified number of raids and arrests but declined to provide additional details because the investigation was continuing. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity because numbers were still being tallied, said the arrests were in the hundreds.
Raids across the U.S. Raids took place at several locations in upstate New York and in Biglerville, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati, Houston, Phoenix, Richmond, Va., and Westborough, Mass.
"ICE has no tolerance for corporate officers who harbor illegal aliens for their work force. Today's nationwide enforcement actions show how we will use all our investigative tools to bring these individuals to justice, no matter how large or small their company," said ICE chief Julie Myers.
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"If they deport them, they'll just be back over next week."
Wouldn't it be nice to find that their jobs were filled by Americans?
Good, its a start.
That is music to my ears......IF ONLY!!!
Exactly. If they were serious, that's where they would have started.
Incidently, they are one and the same (all Tyson).
There are many on our summary's I posted today, everyone is feeling it's all show, I also put a real eyeopner on this today at our group, Malkin says we are being lied to
Read post 78 to "http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617919/posts?q=1&&page=51".
even IF "they are byproduct", they are a Part of the Problem. Their profiteering & Tax dodging ARE worth consideration.
JKW
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