[tioga]

-what part of illegal do these people not understand?

[saganite]

I thought this was a Clinton thread.

[voiceinthewind]

I say deport, deport, deport. Send those who employ them to prison. What RIGHT to stay in the U.S? It’s a privilege for those who are here legally.

[DejaJude]

People judge us but supporting a family is not a crime

Uh, if you commit a crime to support your family, it's a crime.

[rottndog]

In the spirit of Jesse Jackson:

If to the immigration laws they cannot comport,
The illegal aliens we must then deport!

[vetsvette]

“We need to change the laws so they fit reality and fit our values”

How about we enforce the laws that are consistent with American values?

The sense of entitlement that these people display is mind boggling.

[narby]

You know, the Democrats want open borders. They could pass an open border bill with a teeny bit of help from a few liberal Republicans. I wonder why they aren't trying?

Maybe they like things the way they are? Nah...

[Tennessee Nana]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Where to start...

“that was just the start for the plant workers and owners. “We lost accounts because of the negative publicity,” Crystal Petrie said”

Worse news I’m afraid, Crystal...You will NEVER get my account...I dont deal with shady companies...

“Bianca Cruz, age 8, asked at the forum: “Why does the government say it takes care of us, then take my mother away?”

No, Bianca, there is no Santa Claus...Nor does Uncle Sam Claus say he will take care of you...someone lied to you, honey...

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, director of Voces de la Frontera, ... said that, as in the past, immigration foes have pitted working people against each other.... But the two groups’ interests are closely aligned, she said. “If a country supports the quality of life of its immigrant workers, it will uphold the quality of life of its citizens.”

That’s right, immigrants are important...but these pepople are NOT immigrants..They are illegal aliens, Christian...

“We need to change the laws so they fit reality and fit our values,” she said.

AHHHHHHHHHHH NO...We do NOT need to change the laws of the US to “fit” illegal aliens...They are not “We the People”...The lcurrent law fit the American citizens, thank you...

“We need a simple, affordable process to citizenship”

We have one already thank you...I’m an immigrant and it was realitively a “simple, affordable process to citizenship” for me...

“The raid has led to some changes designed to make Hispanics feel more comfortable in Whitewater. Following meetings after the raid with members of the Hispanic community, the city changed its practice of having police officers ask drivers in traffic stops for their Social Security numbers, Coan said. “Our purpose was very benign,” he said, merely a way to help collect any unpaid tickets”

You notice that nobody is ever concerned about the comfort of the American citizen community? There is never a meeting with the REAL residents of the area...The Americans are never asked for their opinion or input...The ones paying for everything are never consulted...

[ikka]

Show up and work at a low-skill, low-wage job, somehow that makes you a superstar that needs special treatment in a new country. I don’t think so.

[Eaker]

Cry me a river and then go to prison for hiring illegals.

[steel_resolve]

I read articles like this and I want to riot, I really do.

[ozzymandus]

Uh, gee, maybe you shouldn’t hire criminals?

[Kevmo]

Here’s one for your ping list.

I am surprised someone hasn’t filed a RICO lawsuit against the owners and taken the rest of their assets.

[VOA]

"We should not have an economic system that allows illegals to
dictate wages -- it'll destroy the middle class."

Careful there...those folks in Madison will be calling you "racist".

Even as their wages are eroded by the influx of ILLEGAL aliens that
are here to suck $$$ to send home and NOT assimilate or become citizens.

[VOA]

"We lost accounts because of the negative publicity," Crystal Petrie
said while walking through the empty plant on July 12.

Build your company on a business plan that exploits illegal immigrants...
and then be SHOCKED, SHOCKED, I TELL YOU...
that there might be repercussions from the legal authorities,
and (THANK HEAVENS) from your customer base...

Maybe there is hope that this country might yet return to
THE RULE OF LAW.

And all the Banana Republic corruption introduced by the unenforced
provisions of the Simpson-Mazzoli Amnesty of 1986 might at least
slowly be turned back.

[TheBattman]

The world’s smallest violin is somewhere on this page playing “Cry a Tear”....or some other idiotic tune...

Seriously, are we REALLY suppose to have sympathy? I would like to see more of this all over the country - lock up those who choose to hire illegals.

[AmericanInTokyo]

como se dice "a perverse sense of entitlement carried to the extreme"espanol??

[kingu]

"We lost accounts because of the negative publicity," Crystal Petrie said while walking through the empty plant on July 12.

You better believe that other businesses in the area could care less about most of this story, but on this, they'll focus like a laser beam. Any time a company is raided and found to employ illegals, pressure companies to cease doing business with them. Tell family and friends. Since there is usually minimal penalties for companies that employ illegals, the most effective tool we have is in shutting down their customer path.

[CONSERVE]

She opened the doors of the family factory to a tour organized by Voces de la Frontera, an advocacy group for immigrant and low-wage workers.

Thats a great way to get back those customers who left because you were hiring illegals. Idiot

[Cowboy Bob]

Crystal Petrie, the 26-year-old daughter of Star owner Allen Petrie, struggled to bite back anger and grief while talking about the fate of the business her father started.

Life's a bitch...