They must be provided free flights home.
Posted on 04/20/2006 4:15:15 AM PDT by WKB
Federal agents raided a west Jackson business Wednesday morning. It was part of a nationwide crackdown on suspected illegal immigrants. While politicians continue to debate immigration reform, so-called "ICE" agents launched the crackdown on undocumented workers. Surprise raids were carried out at a number of 'IFCO' businesses. One bust was right here in Jackson.
The well-organized early morning crackdown by "ICE" agents took place in several locations. Among them, Houston, Texas, Albany, New York, Portland, Oregon and Jackson, Mississippi.
Agents arrested suspected illegal immigrants working for 'IFCO Systems' based in Houston, Texas.
One man whose brother was taken into custody had said, "This thing is not no good man. We need work."
Agents checked paperwork and loaded suspected illegal immigrants onto a Department of Homeland Security bus.
The very same scene unfolded at the company's IFCO Systems Mississippi warehouse. The business is located at the west Jackson Industrial park off Boling Street.
A federal customs agent in New Orleans told WLBT News the raid was part of an on-going "ICE" work-site investigation. He refused to elaborate on how many people were detained or arrested and so did the general manager at Jackson's IFCO plant. The massive warehouse was vacant... no one was around. Upstairs in an IFCO office, we asked the manager, Brian Lorenz, how many people were busted. He had no comment.
A hand full of arrest warrants were still on Lorenz's desk. Federal agents aren't saying much about the raids, but government officials do say indictments are expected against IFCO executives who are accused of hiring the undocumented workers.
WLBT was unable to contact IFCO systems headquarters in Houston for comment.
Thursday, "ICE" officials plan to unveil what it calls a "comprehensive immigration enforcement strategy for the nation's interior."
Mississippi Ping
Well, there's one-in-a-row for ICE. Nice going, fellas. Now, how about doing this 24 x 7 x 365?
First Huston, now this. What is going on???? Are they going to play enforcement for a few weeks to get that horrible bill passed?
ALRIGHT!
yep this is purely a "see we do our job" exercise
So-called ???
Just a few immigration stories for those who demand action to say, "not good enough" or "this is just PR". Enjoy. :-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1618069/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1618057/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617714/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584899/posts
Notice how most of these stories are from local sources. The national sources aren't going to publicize this now because the know it helps Republicans with their base. Ah but we are all too smart for that. Right.
Sounds like a photo op, a dog and pony show to show us that the POTUS cares. this will last for 30 seconds and take in about as miniscule an amount of illegals as is possible to not upset either the 'NEW HISPANIC VOTER BASE' applecart or the 'BUSINESS NEEDS CHEAP LABOR' applecart.
ARREST AND DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS NOW1
I will mow my own lawn thank you!
As I understand it, IFFCO makes and repairs shipping pallets. The illegals repair the pallets for $.25 each.
Pretty much proves congress need do nothing. The executive branch just needs to enforce existing law and SEAL THE BORDER. When the risk for hiring an illegal goes up, the employers will stop employing them and the invasion will stop.
Next, what to do with 12-20 Million unemployed illegals?
This stupid round-up is just an all hat, no cattle effort that means zip. This damn administration & congress keep ignoring the FACT that we want the border secured NOW!
One MORE time from the ol' songbook, corporatism is NOT conservatism.
"Next, what to do with 12-20 Million unemployed illegals?"
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I know of a nice long fence/wall that needs building cheap.
What He meant:'We need YOUR work and Your welfare"
I will mow my own lawn thank you!
Will you mow mine too? :>)
I wonder if we are seeing the start of a trend? They had a big raid in metro Alanta yesterday.
They should send a paddy wagon to my neighborhood. I suspect that every lawn and garden company is using illegals.
They must be provided free flights home.
Of course, and as we type, I bet the employers are already on the blower with their Congressional whores complaining about how they can't find legal employees willing to work 90 hours a week at $4.00 an hour, without any benefits.
As I understand it the company is located in several states,I truly hope this isn't a one time use them as an example and shut us up.
ICE should have been doing this all along and maybe we wouldn't be in this bad of a mess. They waited till this entire issue has become a crisis (the illlegals in your face demonstrating)and the illegals now have a movement and it isn't pretty, they even have their own version of ACLU to defend all of their illegal actions.
This entire thing is out of control and with Nov coming up they cannot afford to have this a firestorm and antagonize us.
They need to get back in control and immediately, they need to continue this attack on companies they have been given tons of names of companies who hire these criminals illegally!
They need to get the false documented people who are collecting medicaid and all the taxpayer funded welfare benefits and get them off it! As someone said we are not their Pinata or cash cow.
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