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Family of illegal alien gets $300,000 for his death
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| 11/06/2007
| Puppage
Posted on 11/06/2007 7:23:03 AM PST by Puppage
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:23:04 AM PST
by
Puppage
To: Puppage
2
posted on
11/06/2007 7:26:24 AM PST
by
Fawn
(http://www.brightlion.com/InHope/InHope_en.aspx)
To: Puppage
I see nothing wrong with a man’s family getting compensated for his death on the job. Illegal or not, the family is still without it’s breadwinner. The man was doing an honest job for the local govt.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:28:02 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: Puppage
How did this illegal alien have standing before the courts?
He died while committing a crime...illegally working in the US...
To: stuartcr
The man was doing an honest jobIf he's illegal, than ANYTHING he does is illgal. Nothing honest about it.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:31:24 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Puppage
But do they have to leave?
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:32:06 AM PST
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: Puppage
I guess the town may disagree.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:32:40 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: stuartcr
I’d have no problem with it either if the only person stuck with this bill was “Campbell Quality Painting, the company that employed Tenecela”
To: Puppage
Someone is going to have to tell me how the town is at fault for this. Did he make the mistake or was something wrong?
9
posted on
11/06/2007 7:33:20 AM PST
by
Shimmer
(J'essaierai de faire mieux la prochaine fois.)
To: Puppage
300,000 is a good stake in Ecuador. Not that much for Connecticut/New York. Where does “the family of” live? What is their status?
10
posted on
11/06/2007 7:34:40 AM PST
by
BoneHead
To: Puppage
It's a fairly common question to ask whether illegal aliens drain money from the US or if they are contributing to our productivity. Some folks say that they pay their fair share of taxes. Other folks say they use up vast resources at hospital emergency rooms (since they don't have health care).
This is an illegal alien that just cost the taxpayers $300,000. Do you think he paid that much in taxes?
Illegal aliens hurt the country. In many ways. Can we afford to get rid of them? I say we can't afford not to.
11
posted on
11/06/2007 7:35:19 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: Puppage
This is actually good news. This means that scummy employers who employ illegals can’t duck paying damages when something bad happens to their lawbreaking workforce. It makes employing illegals less attractive.
Would that we could levy such damages on cheap employers who break the law with hiring. We need to make that happen at a local level if the Washington politicos lack the will to do the right thing.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:35:26 AM PST
by
VictoryGal
(Never give up, never surrender!)
To: Puppage
Using an aluminum ladder on a jobsite. Stupid.
My sister’s best friend’s dad was killed this way, about 35 years ago. Back then there were not a lot of alternatives. There are today.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:35:39 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Recycling is the new Religion.)
To: stuartcr
The man was doing an honest job for the local govt. Are ya serious? The man was ILLEGAL, get it, ILLEGAL, should NOT have been in this country let alone working for the local government, this whole thing is outrageous.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:39:07 AM PST
by
rockabyebaby
(HEY JORGE, SHUT UP AND BUILD THE BLEEPING FENCE, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.)
To: VictoryGal
This is actually good news. This means that scummy employers who employ illegals cant duck paying damages when something bad happens to their lawbreaking workforce. It makes employing illegals less attractive. I don't know if the employer is on the hook here. It looks like the town settled for $300K. The employer might have been some fly-by-night operation, and essentially lawsuit-proof, because they have nothing to sieze.
The town could be faulted, then, for hiring a fly-by-night company and not demanding an insurance certificate.
BTW, for anybody having work done at home, hiring a reputable firm and demanding an insurance certificate is a really, really good idea.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:39:16 AM PST
by
gridlock
(Recycling is the new Religion.)
To: stuartcr
"I see nothing wrong with a mans family getting compensated for his death on the job. ...The man was doing an honest job for the local govt.There's no way the folks that hired the clowns should be responsible for any death, or injuries the clowns cause to themselves.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:40:01 AM PST
by
spunkets
("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
To: ClearCase_guy
> This is an illegal alien that just cost the taxpayers $300,000. Do you think he paid that much in taxes?
From the article: “The settlement is with the town of Newtown and the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown as well as Campbell Quality Painting, the company that employed Tenecela.”
Now, I’m not sure about the balance of who pays what, and I’m not a lawyer, but if the illegals were employed by Campbell Quality Painting without the town’s knowledge it should be able to prosecute and fine that company for breaking the law with its hiring practices.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:40:20 AM PST
by
VictoryGal
(Never give up, never surrender!)
To: rockabyebaby
I agree, but don’t you think his family still deserves compensation?
18
posted on
11/06/2007 7:40:53 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
To: stuartcr
I agree, but dont you think his family still deserves compensation? No they do not, they should have been put on a plane and sent back to whence they came.
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:42:09 AM PST
by
rockabyebaby
(HEY JORGE, SHUT UP AND BUILD THE BLEEPING FENCE, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.)
To: rockabyebaby
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posted on
11/06/2007 7:42:42 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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