Supermarket Chain That Joined E-Verify Part of Immigration Probe

LA Times ^ | October 05, 2012 | Lee Romney

[Steelfish]

Supermarket Chain That Joined E-Verify Part of Immigration Probe Disclosure of the audit comes six weeks after San Jose-based Mi Pueblo Food Center joined a controversial computerized system that screens the immigration status of new employees.

By Lee Romney October 6, 2012 SAN JOSE — A Northern California-based supermarket chain that caters to Latino immigrant shoppers and was founded by an undocumented schoolteacher from Mexico announced Friday that the company is being audited by federal immigration officials.

Disclosure of the audit, which could result in a mass firing, comes six weeks after San Jose-based Mi Pueblo Food Center joined E-Verify, a voluntary and controversial computerized system that screens the immigration status of new employees.

The move prompted community and union groups to call for a boycott beginning Mondayof Mi Pueblo's 21 stores throughout the Bay Area, the Central Valley and the Monterey Bay region. Meanwhile, union representatives who have sought for years to organize the chain's 3,200 employees accused Mi Pueblo of joining the program in retaliation against workers sympathetic to the cause.

Company officials would say at the time only that they were under "tremendous pressure" by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the system. But on Friday, Mi Pueblo spokeswoman Perla Rodriguez said it was time to "share the truth" about the audit, launched in mid-August by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The company said it needed to hire an attorney and inform employees before going public.

[GeronL]

More jobs for Americans if they boot these illegals.

Then again they might just hand them all greencards and EBT’s

[norton]

"The probe comes at a time of conflict between Mi Pueblo and unions working to organize employees. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 and the Teamsters Union have both filed successful complaints...alleging retaliatory firings and a refusal by the company to bargain with unionized truckers. ."

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others."

[jonascord]

So, as I understand it, a bunch of commies ratted out another bunch of illegal aliens to a Government who needs both to vote against the Constitution.

We are SO F%$%&D!

[andyk]

Mi Pueblo Food Center joined a controversial computerized system that screens the immigration status of new employees.

LOL - E-Verify is controversial?

[funfan]

“A Northern California-based supermarket chain that caters to Latino immigrant shoppers and was founded by an undocumented schoolteacher from Mexico announced Friday that the company is being audited by federal immigration officials.”

The founder of the supermarket is illeagl and a teacher.
I swear I am going crazy

[GeronL]

Why would an illegal voluntarily join e-verify? To cause a ruckus and give them a cause before the election?

[funfan]

“Meanwhile, union representatives who have sought for years to organize the chain's 3,200 employees accused Mi Pueblo of joining the program in retaliation against workers sympathetic to the cause.” I don't’ know but maybe the government is coming down on them because the Government (Obama) is sympathetic to the Union cause- a shake down of sorts.

[funfan]

“Meanwhile, union representatives who have sought for years to organize the chain's 3,200 employees accused Mi Pueblo of joining the program in retaliation against workers sympathetic to the cause.” I don't’ know but maybe the government is coming down on them because the Government (Obama) is sympathetic to the Union cause- a shake down of sorts.

[GeronL]

I think that is very possible too!

[Don@VB]

I thought E-Verify was a government (Dept of Labor) service. Sounds like it is a private independent entity