Posted on 06/16/2007 2:45:15 PM PDT by DancesWithCats
Chain's use of database to fire employees who don't check out angers advocates for immigrants
You may have already seen the signs popping up at your local Dunkin' Donuts shop: ``We follow the law! This company hires lawful workers only. "
The signs, which have begun appearing in shops around Boston, make public the company's participation, starting June 1, in a voluntary federal program that enables employers to quickly check the immigration status of new hires.
Dunkin' Donuts is requiring all of its franchisees to participate in the Basic Pilot Program, which allows employers to verify a worker's status using online databases from the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
TIME TO BUY THE DONUTS :)
Where do you sign up for the program?
>>All right! Finally a company that has some backbone and is trying to do the right thing. Guess I’ll be buying more donuts in support of them (they make a pretty mean breakfast croissammich too)!<<
the problem is Krispy Kremes are so good that they 100% of my donut calories... I’ll try to go by and get coffee or something though...
We need to support companies like this! Seriously, send them an e-mail telling them how you approve of this action. (And buy a dozen or more the next time you are near one.) They’ll be getting a lot of hate e-mail from the illegals and their supporters, so we need to show that companies that do the right thing will be supported.
Dunkin’ Donuts coffee is wonderful. Buy a bag of the stuff, not just a cup. Make it at home. Great stuff to drink early in the morning.
And get some Boston Kremes, too. (Not only are they great donuts, but since the signs are appearing in Boston...)
My nomination for post of the day...
Plus, it is good for workers in the chain. They would be legal immigrants, or citizens, and wouldn’t be automatically considered illegal aliens on account of their occupation or appearance or both.
Then, when he drops out of the race, Hillary only has to take Barack Obama for a stroll through Marcy Park.
I never eat donuts and don’t like their coffee.
Guess I’ll have to make an exception.
Good for Dunkin’. And, yes, participation in the program should be mandatory.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any DD’s around L.A., where I am. The Winchells near me is almost always staffed by at least one illegal-looking person who can barely speak English.
And shortly Dunkin' Donuts will be out of business and "Dippin'" Donuts will replace them.
Don’t be too generous — for years they looked the other way.
In fact, I bet they are only doing this now because everyone thinks they’ve been one of the worst offenders in our area, and they were becoming scared to be seen as the “poster child” for hiring illegals.
They had an incident on Cape Cod not too long ago where illegal Brazilians were spitting into the coffee of policemen.
They do have really good coffee, though (minus the spit).
SECONDED!!
How long will it be a pilot? Since every Visa or Mastercard transaction can be instantly verified without posting your credit number, there is no reason that something similar cannot be done to verify legal status....at least to know that people who arrive with legal visa also leave the country.
Dunkin Donuts can make it work - shouldn’t this be required in the immigration bill?
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