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  • ‘Silent Raids’: ICE’s New Tactic Quietly Wreaks Havoc on Immigrant Workers

    01/28/2011 3:35:20 PM PST · by moonshinner_09 · 23 replies
    In These Times ^ | Jan 27, 2011 | R. M. Arrieta
    They may not burst into workplaces wielding guns and dogs, but the effects are no less devastating. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasing immigration controls that have a serious impact on immigrants in the workplace using a different—and quieter—tactic. Recently, eight workers were arrested after they chained themselves together in an act of civil disobedience inside a Chiplotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Minneapolis. The action was part of a protest over the firing of between 350 to 700 immigrant workers from the restaurant chain’s 50 restaurants without notice in December. The workers were dismissed after ICE perused I-9 forms. Chipotle...
  • Confessions of a (former) Troll. Confession cleanses the soul, but not the ZOT!

    09/16/2005 10:49:22 PM PDT · by Gustavo · 102 replies · 1,424+ views
    9/16/2005 | Gustavo
    First the confession and a heart-felt apology. I got carried away in the run-up to the last election and lurked and trolled at Free Republic for a while. I am sorry I did this. I realize it was pathetic and deceitful. It was also not very productive. Please be lenient. I'm sure many of you have done the same on leftists sites. In fact, I think deep down you Freepers and I aren't that different: passionate about our beliefs to the point of getting carried away by (and even obsessing with) politics. I promise I will Troll no longer. Instead,...