They’re Illegal, That Is Why They Won’t Return To Work
by Big Dog on Apr 15, 2006 at 16:18 Immigration
Across the country many people took to the streets to protest our immigration laws. While many might not like the laws, they are not as arcane as those in Mexico, where many or the immigrants come from. The problem, of course, is not with those who are here legally, as many in the Drive-by-Media would have us believe. The problem is with the 12 million people who are here ILLEGALLY.
Some workers found out the hard way that actions have consequences. A few hundred employees around the country were fired when they missed work to attend the protests. A number that have been interviewed indicated that they were here ILLEGALLY. It would seem to me that if you do not want to draw attention to the fact that you are a criminal you would not participate in activities that would put you in the spotlight.
Many workers felt they were released ILLEGALLY, which is an irony in and of itself. They are complaining that they were fired ILLEGALLY when they themselves are here ILLEGALLY. It takes a lot of guts to take such a position. Some employers have decided to offer the fired employees their jobs back, with back pay. At a Detroit meat packing plant the workers say they will not return because they were already upset with their working conditions. I wonder if the fact that the company was going to check each worker’s status had anything to do with their decision not to return. They probably figure it is easier to get another job than to get back into the country, though not by much, it would seem.
It also seems that there is an unintended consequence of the protests and the admission by some employees that they are ILLEGALS:
Against the backdrop of the broader immigration debate, the firings raised another tangled issue for some of the companies and for the workers: the legal status of those employees removed. Ms. Rodriguez, a native of Mexico, said she moved to the United States 14 years ago and did not have legal status. Some other advocates for those fired in other states said they did not know the legal status of the workers.
If Rodriguez had reported to work like she was supposed to there might not be a question asked and it is likely she would have continued to break the law and get away with it. The protests have given employers another reason to re-investigate the status of their employees. I guess breaking the law and getting away with it was not enough for the ILLEGALS. They insisted on exercising rights they are not entitled to in order to make a political statement. Too bad, so sad, for them it backfired but for the US it is about time employers were more active in determining the status of their employees. I hope they are able to get rid of the law breakers and reduce the population of ILLEGALS, though it will take some time to get rid of 12 million.
I wonder if the government will give them amnesty and then consider doing the same for every AMERICAN CITIZEN who has broken the law. I imagine there are many tax evaders who would like to be released from jail. I am sure that Enron executives would like amnesty. They did not cause any more harm to their investors than ILLEGALS do to our economy.
Source: New York Times
[tags]illegals, dismissed, rights, immigration, law breakers, criminals, protests, business[/tags]