Illegal immigrants sue Wendy's

AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/6/06 | Rasha Madkour - ap

[NormsRevenge]

looks like a companion class action suit to ..

Illegal immigrants sue Cafe Express over papers ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703988/posts
Posted by stainlessbanner
On News/Activism ^ 09/18/2006 8:55:01 PM PDT · 77 replies · 1,277+ views

wfaa ^ | September 18, 2006 | DIANNE SOLÍS and KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS
Cafe Express, a unit of Wendy's International Inc., and a Houston law firm have been sued in Dallas County district court on fraud, unjust enrichment and other allegations on behalf of a group of illegal immigrants. According to the suit, about 100 employees of Cafe Express were affected when the restaurant chain and its law firm allegedly missed a 2001 deadline to file paperwork that could have allowed the employees to become permanent U.S. residents. Among them was the lead plaintiff, Jaime Chavez, a 36-year-old Mexican who worked at a Dallas-area Cafe Express. Cafe Express agreed to help the workers...

[CindyDawg]

Why was Wendy's hiring illegals to begin with?

[endthematrix]

"federal program that would have helped them attain legal status."

"2001 legalization program that allowed immigrants with employer sponsorship or an American spouse to apply for citizenship."

WTF!?

[pillut48]

Obviously, they should have gone to work for Burger King,
where they could HAVE IT THEIR WAY!

Welcome to Estados Unidos de America!

[Netizen]

Too bad it isn't illegal to hire illegals, then these two companies could be heavily fined.

[daybreakcoming]

I don't visit fast foods often - even less nowadays. They are all hispanic with very very very poor english. They don't understand your order nor can you understand anything they say.

Dave would be horrified to see what is happening to his Wendy's.

[pillut48]

...Stanley Broome, whose Dallas-area law firm, Howie, Broome & Bobo, is representing the immigrants.

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So many jokes, so little time. *sigh*

[endthematrix]

What is the LIFE Act?

The LIFE Act, which President Clinton signed into law on December 21, 2000, is part of the final 106th Congress’ budget bills. The LIFE Act contains four major provisions that could provide work authorization and permanent status to hundreds of thousands of individuals who otherwise would be undocumented: extension of Section 245(i), the new “V” and “K” visas and provisions for late legalization and family unity.

More:
http://www.murthy.com/news/UDqalife.html

[Screamname]

Just what I was going to say. And if they are, the legal applicants for that job who were denied a job should sue Wendys.

[ashtanga]

I eat out less and less as I contemplate hygiene habits in the third world.

[FlingWingFlyer]

These freeloaders need to be thrown out of our country on their asses. They are here ILLEGALLY! When they show their mugs at the courthouse, they should be loaded onto a bus and sent home.

[mkmensinger]

" Howie, Broome & Bobo.."
Perhaps a division of Dewey, Cheatam, & Howe? :^)

[PistolPaknMama]

"I'm not safe anymore," said Olivares, who has been in the country 14 years.

Good. Leave.

[the final gentleman]

The question here is, do illegals have "standing".
"Standing" is legally described as being a legal part of a group within the restrictions of a set group.

So then if illegals have good standing; grits ain't groceries; eggs ain't poultries, and Mona Lisa was a man.


What a World!

[chemicalman]

We'll put Bobo on it right away...

[Slump Tester]

I hope Wendy's loses their ass over this - none of it would even be happening if they hadn't hired the illegals in the first place.

At least the majority of the money they lose will probably go to some dogbite lawyer and not the illegals.

[Tall_Texan]

Too bad we can't deport the lawyers. The illegals were at least trying to gain citizenship, at least trying to play by the rules after getting here the wrong way. I support this lawsuit and I hope the lawyers get a very stiff penalty.

[Cobra64]

Welcome to Estados Unidos de America!

[svcw]

If they are illegal ... how do they have standing to be able to sue?