Posted on 04/03/2025 12:53:54 PM PDT by CFW
Federal immigration enforcement agents arrested over three dozen illegal aliens who they say submitted fraudulent documents to illegally gain employment at a roofing company in northern Washington state.
A total of 37 illegal aliens were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Mt. Baker Roofing warehouse in Bellingham, Washington, near the Canadian border.
ICE spokesman David Yost said that the federal immigration enforcement agents carried out the raid “based on an ongoing criminal investigation into the unlawful employment of aliens without legal work authorization in violation of federal law.”
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“If employers were mandated to use E-Verify and the government demonstrated the resolve to hold employers accountable, that would go a long way toward drying up the supply of jobs for illegal aliens, thereby eliminating the biggest incentive to come or remain here illegally,” Federation for American Immigration Reform Media Director Ira Mehlman told The Daily Wire.
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The illegals are taking away jobs from Americans. Now a U.S citizen with experience in the roofing business may be able to get a job at Mt Baker roofing warehouse. Also, if it can be proved the owner knew they were illegal, then charge him with a crime.
These reports are about like reports of the wall going up on the southern border in Trump’s first term.
Now they need to fine the employer till he bleeds.
Prison too.
“a U.S citizen with experience in the roofing business”
That’s not going to be easy to find as illegals have been used for decades.
The situation is so familiar to us we hardly notice.
One time I did notice was when a crew of black men were roofing a house...”dang, someone actually hired Americans to do roofing” I thought.
looking for a job?
just follow ICE around
“”If employers were mandated to use E-Verify””
When or why was it ever stopped? It used to be mandated!!! Then came the I-9...wasn’t that supposed to cover ALL workers? Are the employers in this story not requiring their employees to fill the form out? Who knows?
Oh, snap. I thought they were saying the illegals worked at ICE. Wouldn’t surprise me.
There needs to be more of this....more raids on workplaces. We’ll need to imprison managers and owners too.
It’s apparently never been mandated Federally.
Some states require it or similar systems.
“That’s not going to be easy to find as illegals have been used for decades.”
I know. It started in the 80s. The roofing business first; then concrete, bricking, drywall, and finally framing crews. All the jobs that those with a high school education or GED could make a healthy living and support a family.
Best you real money, most speak little English.
Mt Baker should be fined $10,000 per instance. Enough already.
ICE Needs to come to Alabama. Especially Decatur, Alabama.
The roofing industry is chock full of ex-cons and illegals. Has been for decades.
EVEN BEFORE E-VERIFY-—THE LAW SAID A FINE OF $5000/ day/ employee applied.
Seems no one wished to enforce it.
That’s right.
LOTS of prison time.
My thoughts exactly.
Once DOGE gets the social security numbers cleaned up E-Verify needs to be mandatory
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