Tesla: U.S. senator requests investigation of foreign workers on construction project

San Jose Mercury News ^ | 06/10/2016 | Louis Hansen

[artichokegrower]

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley asked four federal agencies to look at the visa status of more than 140 foreign workers on a construction project at Tesla's Fremont factory, in response to an investigation by this newspaper.

Grassley requested the departments of Justice, State, Homeland Security and Labor investigate why Eastern European men were granted visas to do construction work that is broadly banned by immigration laws and could have been done by U.S. workers.

[artichokegrower]

First thing to do is halt the $10,000 per car taxpayer subsidy that Tesla receives.

[Nifster]

Indeed

[Lent]

Eastern European men were granted visas to do construction work that is broadly banned by immigration laws

Bwhahahah. I'm all for fair and strict application of immigration laws but it seems obvious why these guys are targeted - they're white Europeans. So what can we say about millions of ILLEGAL immigrants from Mexico working or not cashing in benefits, etc. etc. Silence from Obumba

[mia]

He asked four agencies to investigate foreign workers? Who does Sen. Grassley think is going to seriously investigate this issue? And, will the sheep be satisfied with the result as if it’s the 1980’s all over again and our government cared about what the American people thought. What a joke.

[Wolfie]

I’ll save the taxpayers some money. Cheap labor is the answer to the question.