rssHuman Trafficking Indictment Suggests Shift on Immigration Policy
Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 10:26 am
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The indictment yesterday of three Kansas City area employment firms that allegedly smuggled foreign workers into the country to work illegally as “modern-day slaves” suggests the Obama administration is following up on its promise to shift the focus of immigration enforcement to employers most intent on violating the law.
The enormous human trafficking ring allegedly lured hundreds of foreign workers into the United States illegally to work for less than minimum wage and live in substandard conditions, reports The Kansas City Star.
The employment agencies then farmed out the workers to construction companies and hotels, resorts and casinos in 14 different states, according to the indictment. The workers were not only stripped of most of their wages, but forced to pay huge fees to the employment firm, making it impossible for them to leave or buy a ticket to fly home.
“The indictment alleges that this criminal enterprise lured victims to the United States under the guise of legitimate jobs and a better life, only to treat them as modern-day slaves under the threat of deportation,” said James Gibbons, acting special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in a written statement.
Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano vowed to shift the focus away from undocumented employees caught during workplace raids to the employers that knowingly hire and abuse illegal workers. But because the Department of Homeland Security still has authority to arrest and deport the workers, the promise elicited some skepticism.
Yesterday’s indictment suggests that Napolitano may be keeping her word.
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Comment posted May 28, 2009 @ 11:56 am
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NO AMNESTIES! NO MORE AMNESTIES DISGUISED AS AN AGJOB ACT! NO CHAIN MIGRATION! NO MORE LIES ABOUT BORDER FENCE CONSTRUCTION! NO MORE RHETORIC ABOUT E-VERIFY! NO MORE FREE RIDES FOR PREDATORY EMPLOYERS! DEMAND BUSINESSES PAY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS FOR THEIR ILLEGAL HIRES! AMEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AND NO MORE INVASION BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND FAMILIES ON THE TAXPAYERS DIME! RESUME ICE RAIDS! SUMMER JOBS FOR OUR CHILDREN, TAKEN BY FOREIGN NATIONALS!
Comment posted May 28, 2009 @ 6:56 pm
POLITICIANS THAT AMERICANS NEED TO SUPPORT. FIGHT BACK OR LOSE YOUR NATIONAL IDENTITY!
We must all support Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) E-Verify (R-NC) Phone; (256) 533-0979, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC ) Phone: (828)-252-1651;author of E-Verify and SAVE ACT, Nathan Deal (R-GA) (202) 225-5211; introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (H.R.1868) Rep. Paul Braun (R-GA) 706-447-3857; ,Kenny Marchant (R-TX) 972-556-0162; are also Sponsoring Birthright Citizenship Act to amend this misinterpreted law. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (202) 225-2811 introduced, H.R. 2406, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal (CLEAR) Act of 2009. Reach all participants at: (202) 224-3121
Jobless American workers should–REMOVE–Sen.Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Chuck Schumer and others listed on NUMBERSUSA website as they are conspirators, to defund the border fence, weaken or kill E-Verify, SAVE ACT, police enforcement program (247(g), and the Real ID act. or push for another AMNESTY Read these legislator nefarious resumes on pandering to OPEN-BORDER ENTITIES.
NO AMNESTIES! NO MORE AMNESTIES DISGUISED AS AN AGJOB ACT! NO CHAIN MIGRATION! NO MORE LIES ABOUT BORDER FENCE CONSTRUCTION! NO MORE RHETORIC ABOUT E-VERIFY! NO MORE FREE RIDES FOR PREDATORY EMPLOYERS! DEMAND BUSINESSES PAY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS FOR THEIR ILLEGAL HIRES! AMEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AND NO MORE INVASION BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND FAMILIES ON THE TAXPAYERS DIME! RESUME ICE RAIDS! SUMMER JOBS FOR OUR CHILDREN, TAKEN BY FOREIGN NATIONALS!
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