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Immigrants Claim Wal-Mart Fired Them to Provide Jobs for Local Residents
NEW YORY TIMES ^ | DAN FROSCH

Posted on 02/09/2010 6:00:17 AM PST by Dubya

A small group of West African men who came to the Rockies in search of economic opportunity are embroiled in a dispute with Wal-Mart, accusing it of a raft of discriminatory actions. Most say they were dismissed because supervisors wanted to give their jobs to local people in need of work.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigboxstores; calltoprayer; fired; immigrantlist; immigration; immigrationlist; retail; rockymountains; walmart; westafricans
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Way to go Wal-Mart.
1 posted on 02/09/2010 6:00:17 AM PST by Dubya
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To: Dubya

Woo-Hoo!!! Thanks WalMart!!


2 posted on 02/09/2010 6:02:01 AM PST by native texan ("don't tread on me")
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To: Dubya

Bravo!!!


3 posted on 02/09/2010 6:02:28 AM PST by gwilhelm56 (OBAMA ... Orwell's 1984 was a WARNING ... NOT a TEXTBOOK!!!)
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To: Dubya

If this is true, I have a much higher opinion of Wally World now.


4 posted on 02/09/2010 6:03:03 AM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: Dubya

Since it’s a NYT article, I don’t have much faith in the contents. However, IF these workers were actually good, I would not agree with laying them off... even to hire locals.


5 posted on 02/09/2010 6:03:07 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Dubya

since I will not click thru to the Times, there is too little info available.

Were they legal or illegal immigrants?


6 posted on 02/09/2010 6:03:30 AM PST by stefanbatory (Weed out the RINOs! Sign the pledge. conservativepledge.org)
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To: Dubya

Some good news from WalMart.


7 posted on 02/09/2010 6:03:45 AM PST by Wahoo82
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To: Da Coyote

Agreed. It sounds as if these people were solid employees and Wal-Mart is likely going to get sued and lose.


8 posted on 02/09/2010 6:04:41 AM PST by woweeitsme
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To: Dubya


more muslim grievance theatre.

they are not compatible with America.
9 posted on 02/09/2010 6:04:55 AM PST by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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Were they legal or illegal immigrants?

Well that was my thought too.....so I clicked.....oddly enough, there is no mention of that in the article.

10 posted on 02/09/2010 6:06:00 AM PST by Roccus (ABLE DANGER?????...................What's an ABLE DANGER???)
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To: Dubya

Illegals, just stealing the jobs Americans used to have ...


11 posted on 02/09/2010 6:07:23 AM PST by Tarpon ( ...)
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To: Roccus

oddly enough.../sarc


12 posted on 02/09/2010 6:07:25 AM PST by stefanbatory (Weed out the RINOs! Sign the pledge. conservativepledge.org)
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To: Dubya

What I suspect is going on here is that these people do not speak and understand English well enough to function in a retail situation. Why are they in our country, and why does Wal-mart have an obligation to employ people who cannot meet its standards?


13 posted on 02/09/2010 6:08:02 AM PST by La Lydia
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To: Dubya

They say this as if it is a bad thing. I want to know, are these legal immigrants or illegal aliens?


14 posted on 02/09/2010 6:08:21 AM PST by calex59
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To: calex59

Amazing how these poor, uneducated immigrants KNOW our legal system so well.


15 posted on 02/09/2010 6:10:35 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: Dubya

I looked very hard....and I’ve yet to see an issue with this. Did I miss it?

Go Wal-Mart!


16 posted on 02/09/2010 6:11:14 AM PST by Txngal
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To: stefanbatory

didn’t think it was necessary

}:^)


17 posted on 02/09/2010 6:11:54 AM PST by Roccus (ABLE DANGER?????...................What's an ABLE DANGER???)
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To: stefanbatory

Good question and the article doesn’t say but as addressed in the article I’d say they were here on work related visas, etc. They orginally were in CO and were terminated there beginning in 08-09. Apparently they moved eastward and got the axe again.


18 posted on 02/09/2010 6:11:58 AM PST by deport (TEXAS PRIMARY -- 8 DAYS TO EARLY VOTING.........22 DAYS MARCH 2, PRIMARY)
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To: Roccus

That is because for the NYT
(and all other democrats)
it is mean to inquire about
facts that are the basis
for billions of dollars
of tax spending and
a pervasive subculture of lawlessness.


19 posted on 02/09/2010 6:13:33 AM PST by Notwithstanding (Wer glaubt ist nie allein. Who believes is never alone.)
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To: Dubya

Well, exxxcccuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssssssseeee me.

Where did they get such an entitlement mentality?


20 posted on 02/09/2010 6:14:45 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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