Posted on 05/02/2006 3:46:27 AM PDT by IrishMike
As the nation braced for another demonstration of illegal alien power today, the press has been trotting out “fear engulfs the illegal alien community” stories, following the arrests last month of over 1,000 illegal aliens working for IFCO Systems North America. For instance: IMMIGRANTS PANICKED BY RUMORS OF RAIDS, reported the New York Times; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FEAR ROUNDUP, announced the Wall Street Journal; TALK OF IMMIGRANT ARRESTS IN AUSTIN FUELS FEAR, blared the Austin American-Statesman; and PATIENTS, FEARING INS RAIDS, DON’T SEEK HEALTH CARE, the Contra Costa Times warned.
And what exactly is wrong with that? The premise of all such stories is that the government has acted unconscionably in causing illegal aliens to fear deportation, however remote the risk. Worrying about deportation is a cruel burden that no illegal alien should have to live with, the reporters imply—and their sources state outright. “It doesn’t help society or anyone to have these people running scared,” Mexican consul general Jorge Guajardo told the Austin American-Statesman. The stories sympathetically reported on illegal aliens too nervous to attend karate class, shop, get their free medical examinations, or pick up their subsidized prescription drugs. Somewhat braver illegals go out only to pick up their children from taxpayer-subsidized school or Head Start programs.
After Border Patrol agents arrested a few hundred illegal aliens in southern California cities in 2004, the Los Angeles Times ran similar stories bemoaning the resultant fear among illegal aliens and quoting advocates and politicians blasting the Border Patrol’s outrageous behavior.
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Greens vs. Illegals
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 3, 2006
It is easy to portray the anti-immigration sentiment as coming entirely from the political Right. But the environmentalist Left is also a big part of the anti-immigration effort. Groups such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a leading anti-immigration group, played a key role in two failed attempts to take over the Sierra Club in 1998 and again in 2004. FAIR and its offshoot, Numbers USA, advocate not only an end to illegal immigration and deportation of all illegals, but also reduced levels of legal immigration.
Another little noted fact is that House Democrats are responsible for keeping “felony illegal” provisions in the House Immigration Bill, HR 4437. In a slick maneuver December 16, House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, was one of 191 Democrats who joined only 65 Republicans providing the majority voting to block an amendment to the HR 4437 immigration bill which would have removed provisions making a federal felony of illegal entry or presence in the U.S. HR 4437 sponsor James Sensenbrenner, R-WI, himself had offered an amendment removing it. Only eight Democrats joined 156 Republicans voting to remove the felony provision. HR 4437 also reduces the number of legal immigrant visas by 50,000 per year whereas Senate bills under consideration sharply expand legal immigration.
I wish they were more afraid. I'm sure I'm more afraid of an audit by the IRS than illegals are of being deported.
Somehow or other China managed to resolve a similar problem in ancient times. Moreover, the Chinese economy did not collapse when the supply of Mongol "guest workers" dried up...
A simple three step process to discourage illegal employment:
Step 1: When you observe a landscaper truck or construction crew that is obviously employing illegal labor, note the number on the side of the truck and the address of the homeowner who has contracted for this work.
Step 2: Call the company and ask if they can demonstrate that they employ only legal workers and US citizens. If they cannot or will not, proceed to...
Step 3: Write a letter to the happy homeowner, to inform him that he might, in effect, be the direct employer of several illegal aliens, and may be subject to the criminal penalties that can result from employing people without requring documentation.
Given the nature of casual employment, often the workers are treated as independent sub-contractors, who are paid for the work performed, but are not employees of the company that has contracted to do the work. As a result, their ultimate employment relationship is not with the company, but with the homeowner, and it is the homeowner's responsibility to perform due diligence to ensure he is employing legal labor and that taxes are collected and paid.
Now most homeowners are will look the other way, because they are getting a good deal. I would bet dollars to donuts, though, that lot's of them don't realize what they are opening themselves up to.
And, of course, there are the various insurance issues. If you are dealing with a company that is hiring employees illegally, you can bet your bottom dollar (in fact, you are!) that those employees are not covered by his liablity insurance or workman's compensation insurance. So when a worker cleaning the gutters takes a header off the ladder and will require lifelong medical care, it falls to the homeowner to duke it out with his homeowner's insurance company over whether or not this man is covered. And unless you carry excess liability umbrella coverage, the limits are so low that the money will be exhausted quickly, anyway.
The only responsible party in these transactions is the homeowner. He has the most to lose, and is in ultimate control. Homeowners have to be conditioned to demand legal labor and proof of insurance before they will contract with any service provider. He'll pay a little more up front, but will protect himself down the road.
Did Bush order ICE to do their duty yesterday? Any fines for Cargill, Hormel, or any of the companies who hire illegals? Did Congress cut off all freebies?
The fear in the Austin area is real and I think it's a good thing. If I were a 'felon' on the run or hiding in the shadows, I would be fearful myself.
"""And, of course, there are the various insurance issues. If you are dealing with a company that is hiring employees illegally, you can bet your bottom dollar (in fact, you are!) that those employees are not covered by his liablity insurance or workman's compensation insurance. So when a worker cleaning the gutters takes a header off the ladder and will require lifelong medical care, it falls to the homeowner to duke it out with his homeowner's insurance company over whether or not this man is covered. And unless you carry excess liability umbrella coverage, the limits are so low that the money will be exhausted quickly, anyway. """"
Have a neighbor that got burned when an undocumented 'off the books'illegal alien took a header off his roof, who was employed by by a home improvement contractor.
Fox News just said that yesterday's boycott was a bust! Yahoo!!!
I bet your neighbor quickly found out that the illegal alien was not, in fact, employed by the home improvement contractor, but was employed by himself, directly.
In cases where the contractor does not maintain a formal employer/employee relationship with the worker, as is obviously the case with illegal aliens, the law looks to the one who is paying the money, i.e. the homeowner, as the actual employer. The payment of money establishes the relationship.
I believe they should have more rallies for immigrant rights--sponsored by the INS with buses to take them to deportation sites.
That's what I just don't get. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that they've herded themselves into neat little groups. We could scoop 'em up just like that (snap!)
So when a worker cleaning the gutters takes a header off the ladder and will require lifelong medical care, it falls to the homeowner....
Well said bond. Never hire anyone or any company that is not fully bonded and insured PI and PD. You should also verify this with the insurance company before you hire. Many homeowner insurance policies do not cover uninsured worker injury claims BTW.
Unfortunately a person who did this would probably get charged with a hate crime or at least harassment if they followed these steps.
In a sane world your 3 step plan makes perfect sense - unfortunately we don't seem to be living in a sane world any longer.
According to US Code, anything used for transporting illegals can be seized by the government and forfeited.
I would imagine that local governments could make some pretty good money seizing vehicles used in construction and landscaping if they would just get off their rears and look into this.
Three words: Bring - It - On
Yep. When some guy is injured, they start looking around for the deep pockets. And, lookee here, there's the nice big house worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!
The happy homeowner should realize what he is putting at risk when he hires people for sub-minimum wage.
"TALK OF IMMIGRANT ARRESTS IN AUSTIN FUELS FEAR"
Just talk, Bush and Co. want them here. And they want them to bring in their extended families too.
hard way to learn a lesson. some here in MN learned that lesson when they hired "Panelcraft" to do their roofs and siding.
some are still trying to get their houses fixed and money refunded.
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