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More Than 40 Arrested in Immigration Raid at (NV)McDonalds
FoxNews ^ | September 27, 2007 | AP

Posted on 09/27/2007 8:55:58 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana

RENO, Nev — Federal agents raided 11 McDonald's restaurants in northern Nevada and made dozens of arrests Thursday as part of an investigation into illegal immigration.

Agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made at least 56 arrests in Reno, Sparks and Fernley after raids at the restaurants and a franchise corporate headquarters in Reno, agency spokesman Richard Rocha said.

"They are people suspected of being in the country illegally. As far as I know, they were all McDonald's employees," he told The Associated Press.

The investigation began five months ago and was sparked by an identity theft complaint, Rocha said. A local law enforcement agency then gave ICE information that illegal immigrants were working at specific McDonald's restaurants, he said.

Luther Mack, who owns at least some of the restaurants that were raided, insisted that his businesses require employees to provide documentation.

"As an employer, I do not knowingly hire or employ undocumented or unauthorized workers," Mack said in a statement.

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The raids drew immediate criticism from Reno Mayor Bob Cashell and activists, who estimated the number of arrests to be closer to 100.

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"We don't approve of the Gestapo methods ICE is using," said Gilbert Cortez, a Latino leader who urged Hispanic workers to stay home from work in protest Friday.

Cashell, a Republican and former lieutenant governor, said that if identity theft was involved, that was wrong, and that he opposed a protest that would keep workers at home on Friday.

He said he would contact Nevada's congressional delegation and ask the city council to look into the raids. He said that he opposes illegal immigration, as well as immunity for illegal immigrants, but that "there has to be a better way to do this."

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; crackerbarrel; immigrantlist; immigration; mcdonalds; nevada
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"Think of some of the people who were arrested and picked up; they have children. They don't know where their mama or their daddy is. That's not right."

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

And this is whose fault?

1 posted on 09/27/2007 8:56:01 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

RACIAL PROFILING! RACIAL PROFILING! OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED!!!

/illegal alien rant off


2 posted on 09/27/2007 8:56:58 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom, Bible Thumper and Proud to be an American! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten; 3AngelaD; A.Hun; alice_in_bubbaland; aligncare; ...

PING

(Barf Alert)

Illegal aliens working in Nevada McDonald’s were arrested...

How dare they...

/s


3 posted on 09/27/2007 8:58:35 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana
and a franchise corporate headquarters in Reno

Heh. Just doing the jobs Americans won't do, I suppose.

4 posted on 09/27/2007 8:58:48 PM PDT by B Knotts (Tancredo '08!)
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"We don't approve of the Gestapo methods ICE is using,"

Nazi reference - you lose!

5 posted on 09/27/2007 8:59:39 PM PDT by Old Sarge (This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
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To: Tennessee Nana

One of my all time favorite illegal alien quotes:
“Why aren’t the authorities out arresting people who are breaking the law instead of these poor undocumented workers?!?!”

Oh, the irony.


6 posted on 09/27/2007 9:03:48 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom, Bible Thumper and Proud to be an American! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
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To: Old Sarge

Sick’em Tiger.


7 posted on 09/27/2007 9:04:42 PM PDT by ANGGAPO (LayteGulfBeachClub)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Amazed.

Enforcement of the law.


8 posted on 09/27/2007 9:04:58 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Tennessee Nana

how about coming to Los Angeles, to give us some elbow room here?


9 posted on 09/27/2007 9:05:04 PM PDT by television is just wrong (deport all illegal aliens NOW. Put all AMERICANS TO WORK FIRST. END Welfare)
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To: Tennessee Nana

That is all that works at mickey Ds here north of Atlanta.I will not go there and will not take my kids there.This is how you fight this nonsense.Thank God for Waffle house.


10 posted on 09/27/2007 9:06:08 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: B4Ranch

Que? No mas bigmacs?


11 posted on 09/27/2007 9:08:28 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com--)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Are you lovin’ it?


12 posted on 09/27/2007 9:08:49 PM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

It sure beats; “We cannot do this without some form of immigration reform”


13 posted on 09/27/2007 9:12:09 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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The raids drew immediate criticism from Reno Mayor Bob Cashell

Hiz honor is feeling the heat of the casinos in his little town...

14 posted on 09/27/2007 9:13:09 PM PDT by tubebender
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To: Tennessee Nana

15 posted on 09/27/2007 9:13:44 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Um ... Uh ... Nana? Could we interest these over-burdened, grossly understaffed LEOs to take a gander at the corner (east side, north & south) of Harbor & MacArthur in Costa Mesa, CA?

I was at the location on a bus and stopped counting at 50 (that was this past Monday, but it is a regular occurence).

If not, it goes with the territory and Home Depots.

16 posted on 09/27/2007 9:21:35 PM PDT by LNewman (EAGLES UP!)
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Gilbert Cortez, a Latino leader...

This guy needs a new jumpsuit.
17 posted on 09/27/2007 9:24:17 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Tennessee Nana

I was driving home from work the other day and a McDonalds was advertising for workers in Spanish Only. Obviously english speaking people need not apply.


18 posted on 09/27/2007 9:27:38 PM PDT by panthermom (DUNCAN HUNTER 2008)
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To: martin_fierro

LOL


19 posted on 09/27/2007 9:31:58 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

I know of one street in Ventura County and one in Los Angeles County where you could arrest 25,000 on each street in one day. This is all hype!


20 posted on 09/27/2007 9:34:14 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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