Homeless, Felons help fill poultry jobs

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 11/26/06 | Mary Lou Pickel

[El Gato]

Purtle said about 50 percent of applicants since the raids either did not pass the drug test or reference checks. Many of those who did have poor attendance or quit quickly.

So they can check to see if a prospective employee smoked a joint last month, or last year, and what his/her employment record has been, but they couldn't check to see it they were citizens or green card holders? Riiight.

[gcruse]

"Plus a GREAT way for convicts to pay for (at least some of) the costs of keeping them in jail -- "

...except these are ex-cons on probation, not in jail.

[TheLion]

Ping!

[Moonman62]

The company was left with a lot of jobs to fill in a very short time (their own damn fault I might add). It probably took them considerable time to fill those jobs in the first place, even with abundant Mexican slave labor.

[DeaconBenjamin2]

So is the wittle Beebe going to enforce the laws, or only the laws he likes?

[sweetliberty]

Arkansas was screwed on the illegal issue no matter who won the election.

[Lurker]

"There's no people anymore," said Liliana Santos, 24, the clerk behind the counter at Salinas Surcusal No. 2 in downtown Stillmore.

"They don't have any jobs," she said in Spanish.

Sounds like there's at least one more place in town INS needs to raid.

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[magellan]

"Alabama plant has probably just not been raided yet, and has a surplus of illegals, maybe some of the same ones who were at the Georgia plant."

Good point.

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

Most of the illegals had fake social security cards and other IDs. Thanks to the years of PC police and Human Resource activists there was limited research allowed since the applicants presented the required documents. At least this is one company that is cleaning up its act.

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

So Mr. Crider donated to Republicans - what's the problem? It was the Republican controlled state government in GA that tightened up the laws and improved enforcement capabilities that led to this purge of illegals.

[AmishDude]

You don't think felons work for Tysons in Arkansas? I assure you that many do.

Well, here we aren't talking about management.

[CountryBumpkin]

The legal American citizens probably moved away because they cannot afford to live on artificially low wages while paying taxes and abiding by our laws. It's easy for illegal aliens to make ends meet when they illegally live ten to twenty adults to a house, do not pay taxes, steal health care, steal identities, drive unregistered vehicles with no driver's license or insurance, etc...

Just another case of illegal aliens being party to and committing the crimes that Americans don't want to do.

[Niuhuru]

Not to mention that the homeless are working and making their way, however little, in the world. It could lead to great things!

[Kimberly GG]

"D@mn! Why couldn't they do this with all the Tyson plants in Arkansas?"

Won't happen. If memory serves me, Tyson has been a major campaign contributor to BOTH Clinton and Bush. Their CEO's contribution records below, imo, shows that they put the money in the hands of whomever is going to do their bidding, wether it be D or R. I believe I've read that 30% of their work force are illegals. And they are currently being prosecuted in a RICO suit by Howard Foster.

John Tyson
Tyson Foods chairman, ceo
$52,600 Republican
$136,510 Democrat
$176,300 special interest
total: $365,410

[CalvaryJohn]

Let's see: Third circle of Hell, or employment in a poultry plant. ---Third circle of Hell, or employment in a poultry plant. And the winner is- Yes , Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Damnation by a nose!!

[sweetliberty]

Yep. That about sums it up. Meanwhile, the entire northwest quadrant of the state has large areas that are starting to look like the low rent district of Nogales.

[ViLaLuz]

That's great news. Add to the worker list all able-bodied people collecting welfare.

[Diana in Wisconsin]