Thread: Twenty Agriprocessors Workers Get U Visas

They may have been exploited and they may just be liars. You can not reward people for testimony, otherwise you taint it.


Twenty Agriprocessors Workers Get U Visas

La Opinión, Posted: May 16, 2009

POSTVILLE, Iowa -- Twenty undocumented workers arrested a year ago at a meatpacking plant have received visas through a law that protects victims of crime, reports La Opinión. The immigrants arrested
last year at Agriprocessors Inc. received U visas from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), which allow them to stay and work legally in the country for four years. In their third year, they may apply for permanent residence. "A government agency is admitting that these women and children have been subjected to physical and emotional harm by Agriprocessors," said attorney Sonia Parras-Konrad. "These people have been exploited, assaulted, humiliated, verbally and emotionally abused by this employer."

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Dan visas U a 20 indocumentadas en Iowa
Las inmigrantes son parte del grupo de detenidos hace un año tras la redada en empresa frigorÃ*fica

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POSTVILLE, Iowa.— Veinte trabajadoras de una empacadora de carnes en esta ciudad de Iowa detenidas por ser indocumentadas han recibido visas gracias a una ley que protege a vÃ*ctimas de delitos.

Las inmigrantes —detenidas junto con otros compañeros de trabajo el año pasado en la empacadora Agriprocessors Inc.— han recibido visas U del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (CIS), lo que les permite permanecer y trabajar en el paÃ*s legalmente por cuatro años.

Al tercer año pueden solicitar la residencia permanente.

Sonia Parras-Konrad, una abogada a cargo de las gestiones, dijo que las visas son un paso importante en la búsqueda de la justicia y la compensación para los inmigrantes.

"Una agencia del propio gobierno está admitiendo que estas mujeres y niños han sido sometidos a perjuicios emocionales y fÃ*sicos extremos por la Agriprocessors", expresó la abogada Parras-Konrad.

"Esta gente ha sido explotada, agredida, humillada, abusada verbal y emocionalmente por este empleador", añadió.

A fin de conseguir las visas, los inmigrantes deben cumplir con ciertos requisitos, entre ellos ayudar a las autoridades en las investigaciones pertinentes.

Bob Teig, portavoz de la fiscalÃ*a federal en Cedar Rapids, Iowa, enfatizó sin embargo que los obreros no eran inocentes y recordó que ellos admitieron haber usado documentos falsos para obtener empleo.

"Lo que la gente está pasando por alto es que ellos violaron la ley y lo admitieron", comentó Teig.

Parras-Konrad agregó que otras 32 solicitudes de visa están siendo procesadas y que hasta ahora ninguna ha sido rechazada. La medida demuestra que muchos inmigrantes que han sido deportados deberÃ*an haber tenido el derecho de solicitar esa visa, expresó.

En efecto, en declaraciones a los medios locales, Parras-Konrad confirmó ayer que esta semana recibió la notificación por parte de CIS de que las inmigrantes obtendrán visas U, reservadas para personas que fueron vÃ*ctimas o testigos de crÃ*menes y que por eso sufren consecuencias fÃ*sicas o emocionales.

Las mujeres beneficiadas trabajaban en, en efecto, el frigorÃ*fico Agriprocessors en Postville, donde el 12 de mayo de 2008 se realizó la mayor redada de inmigración en la historia del paÃ*s, que culminó con el arresto de 389 personas, la mayorÃ*a de Guatemala y de México.

En las tres semanas siguientes al operativo casi todos los detenidos fueron deportados, y los que tenÃ*an antecedentes penales fueron encarcelados.

Sin embargo, casi 50 mujeres quedaron en libertad por razones humanitarias —el cuidado de hijos menores de edad—, aunque desde entonces deben llevar un brazalete electrónico y cumplir con otras condiciones impuestas por la justicia federal.

El otorgamiento de las visas permite la remoción de los brazaletes y obliga a las mujeres a colaborar con los investigadores federales.

Parras-Konrad explicó que el gobierno encontró que "estas mujeres y sus hijos padecieron en Agriprocessors de daño extremo, emocional o fÃ*sico".

"Creo que este es un paso muy grande en reivindicar y en darles justicia [a los inmigrantes]", manifestó la abogada.

El pasado martes 13 de mayo, durante la vigilia de oración en la Iglesia Santa BrÃ*gida de Postville por el primer aniversario de la redada, una inmigrante mexicana, que se identificó sólo como Génesis, indicó que el acoso hacia las mujeres latinas en Agriprocessors era muy difundido.

La inmigrante sostuvo que un supervisor se ofreció a darle dinero para comprar ropa si Génesis accedÃ*a a usar ropa ajustada y escotada en su lugar de trabajo.

Aunque sin identificar a ninguna mujer por nombre, Parras-Konrad comentó que fueron testimonios como el de Génesis los que permitieron que las mujeres reciban las visas U.

Según Parras-Konrad, cientos de expertos de todo el paÃ*s contribuyeron con la tarea de demostrar el abuso padecido por las trabajadoras latinas.


POSTVILLE, Iowa.— Veinte trabajadoras de una empacadora de carnes en esta ciudad de Iowa detenidas por ser indocumentadas han recibido visas gracias a una ley que protege a vÃ*ctimas de delitos.

Las inmigrantes —detenidas junto con otros compañeros de trabajo el año pasado en la empacadora Agriprocessors Inc.— han recibido visas U del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (CIS), lo que les permite permanecer y trabajar en el paÃ*s legalmente por cuatro años.

Al tercer año pueden solicitar la residencia permanente.

Sonia Parras-Konrad, una abogada a cargo de las gestiones, dijo que las visas son un paso importante en la búsqueda de la justicia y la compensación para los inmigrantes.

"Una agencia del propio gobierno está admitiendo que estas mujeres y niños han sido sometidos a perjuicios emocionales y fÃ*sicos extremos por la Agriprocessors", expresó la abogada Parras-Konrad.

"Esta gente ha sido explotada, agredida, humillada, abusada verbal y emocionalmente por este empleador", añadió.

A fin de conseguir las visas, los inmigrantes deben cumplir con ciertos requisitos, entre ellos ayudar a las autoridades en las investigaciones pertinentes.

Bob Teig, portavoz de la fiscalÃ*a federal en Cedar Rapids, Iowa, enfatizó sin embargo que los obreros no eran inocentes y recordó que ellos admitieron haber usado documentos falsos para obtener empleo.

"Lo que la gente está pasando por alto es que ellos violaron la ley y lo admitieron", comentó Teig.

Parras-Konrad agregó que otras 32 solicitudes de visa están siendo procesadas y que hasta ahora ninguna ha sido rechazada. La medida demuestra que muchos inmigrantes que han sido deportados deberÃ*an haber tenido el derecho de solicitar esa visa, expresó.

En efecto, en declaraciones a los medios locales, Parras-Konrad confirmó ayer que esta semana recibió la notificación por parte de CIS de que las inmigrantes obtendrán visas U, reservadas para personas que fueron vÃ*ctimas o testigos de crÃ*menes y que por eso sufren consecuencias fÃ*sicas o emocionales.

Las mujeres beneficiadas trabajaban en, en efecto, el frigorÃ*fico Agriprocessors en Postville, donde el 12 de mayo de 2008 se realizó la mayor redada de inmigración en la historia del paÃ*s, que culminó con el arresto de 389 personas, la mayorÃ*a de Guatemala y de México.

En las tres semanas siguientes al operativo casi todos los detenidos fueron deportados, y los que tenÃ*an antecedentes penales fueron encarcelados.

Sin embargo, casi 50 mujeres quedaron en libertad por razones humanitarias —el cuidado de hijos menores de edad—, aunque desde entonces deben llevar un brazalete electrónico y cumplir con otras condiciones impuestas por la justicia federal.

El otorgamiento de las visas permite la remoción de los brazaletes y obliga a las mujeres a colaborar con los investigadores federales.

Parras-Konrad explicó que el gobierno encontró que "estas mujeres y sus hijos padecieron en Agriprocessors de daño extremo, emocional o fÃ*sico".

"Creo que este es un paso muy grande en reivindicar y en darles justicia [a los inmigrantes]", manifestó la abogada.

El pasado martes 13 de mayo, durante la vigilia de oración en la Iglesia Santa BrÃ*gida de Postville por el primer aniversario de la redada, una inmigrante mexicana, que se identificó sólo como Génesis, indicó que el acoso hacia las mujeres latinas en Agriprocessors era muy difundido.

La inmigrante sostuvo que un supervisor se ofreció a darle dinero para comprar ropa si Génesis accedÃ*a a usar ropa ajustada y escotada en su lugar de trabajo.

Aunque sin identificar a ninguna mujer por nombre, Parras-Konrad comentó que fueron testimonios como el de Génesis los que permitieron que las mujeres reciban las visas U.

Según Parras-Konrad, cientos de expertos de todo el paÃ*s contribuyeron con la tarea de demostrar el abuso padecido por las trabajadoras latinas.

http://www.impre(dot)com/laopinion/noticias/primera-pagina/2009/5/16/dan-visas-u-a-20-indocumentada-125069-2.html

Human Translator:

The article states that 20 illegals received U visas for being "victims" or "witnesses" of a crime.

32 additional visas are being "procesed".

Software Translation:

They give visas Or to 20 undocumented people in Iowa The immigrants have been part of the group of prisoners for a year after the cast in refrigerating company

POSTVILLE, Iowa. - Twenty workers of a empacadora of meats in this city of Iowa lengthy for being undocumented they have received visas thanks to a law that protects victims of crimes. The immigrants - stopped along with other fellow workers the year last in the empacadora Inc. Agriprocessors - have received visas Or of the Service of Immigration and Aduanas (CIS), which allows them to remain and to work legally in the country by four years. To the third year they can ask for the permanent residence. Sonia Vine, a lawyer in charge of the managements, said that the visas are an important step in the search of justice and the compensation for the immigrants. " An agency of the own government is admitting that these women and children have been put under emotional damages and physical ends by the Agriprocessors" , Vine lawyer expressed. " This people have been operated, attacked, humiliated, abused verbal and emotionally by this empleador" , she added. In order to obtain visas, the immigrants must fulfill certain requirements, among them to help to the authorities in the pertinent investigations. Bob Teig, spokesman of the federal office of the public prosecutor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, emphasized nevertheless that the workers were not innocent and remembered that they admitted to have used documents false to obtain use. " What people are ignoring is that they broke the law and admitieron" , Teig commented. Vine added that other 32 visa requests are being processed and that until now no has been rejected. The measurement demonstrates that many immigrants who have been deportees must have had the right to ask for that visa, expressed. Indeed, in declarations to the average premises, Vine confirmed yesterday that this week received the notification on the part of CIS from which the immigrants will obtain visas Or, reserved for people that were victims or witnesses of crimes and that for that reason undergoes physical or emotional consequences. The benefitted women worked in, indeed, the Agriprocessors refrigerator in Postville, where the 12 of May of 2008 the greater cast of immigration was realised in the history of the country, that culminated with the arrest of 389 people, the majority of Guatemala and Mexico. In the three weeks following to operative the almost all the prisoners they were deportees, and those that had criminal records were jailed. Nevertheless, almost 50 women were in freedom for humanitarian reasons - the care of smaller children of age, although since then must take an electronic bracelet and fulfill other conditions imposed by federal justice. The granting of visas allows the removal of the bracelets and forces the women to collaborate with the federal investigators. Vine explained that the government found that " these women and their children suffered in Agriprocessors of extreme, emotional damage or fÃ*sico". " I believe that this it is a very great step in vindicating and in giving them to justice [to the immigrants] " , the lawyer declared. The past Tuesday 13 of May, during the watch of oration in the Church Santa BrÃ*gida de Postville by the first anniversary of the cast, a Mexican immigrant, who identified itself only like Genesis, indicated that the harassment towards the Latin women in Agriprocessors was very spread. The immigrant maintained that a supervisor offered itself to give money him to buy clothes if Genesis acceded to use clothes fit and escotada in its place of work. Although without identifying to no woman by name, Vine commented that those were testimonies like the one of Genesis that allowed that the women receive visas U. According to Vine, hundreds of experts of all the country contributed with the task of demonstrating the abuse suffered by the Latin workers. POSTVILLE, Iowa. - Twenty workers of a empacadora of meats in this city of Iowa lengthy for being undocumented they have received visas thanks to a law that protects victims of crimes. The immigrants - stopped along with other fellow workers the year last in the empacadora Inc. Agriprocessors - have received visas Or of the Service of Immigration and Aduanas (CIS), which allows them to remain and to work legally in the country by four years. To the third year they can ask for the permanent residence. Sonia Vine, a lawyer in charge of the managements, said that the visas are an important step in the search of justice and the compensation for the immigrants. " An agency of the own government is admitting that these women and children have been put under emotional damages and physical ends by the Agriprocessors" , Vine lawyer expressed. " This people have been operated, attacked, humiliated, abused verbal and emotionally by this empleador" , she added. In order to obtain visas, the immigrants must fulfill certain requirements, among them to help to the authorities in the pertinent investigations. Bob Teig, spokesman of the federal office of the public prosecutor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, emphasized nevertheless that the workers were not innocent and remembered that they admitted to have used documents false to obtain use. " What people are ignoring is that they broke the law and admitieron" , Teig commented. Vine added that other 32 visa requests are being processed and that until now no has been rejected. The measurement demonstrates that many immigrants who have been deportees must have had the right to ask for that visa, expressed. Indeed, in declarations to the average premises, Vine confirmed yesterday that this week received the notification on the part of CIS from which the immigrants will obtain visas Or, reserved for people that were victims or witnesses of crimes and that for that reason undergoes physical or emotional consequences. The benefitted women worked in, indeed, the Agriprocessors refrigerator in Postville, where the 12 of May of 2008 the greater cast of immigration was realised in the history of the country, that culminated with the arrest of 389 people, the majority of Guatemala and Mexico. In the three weeks following to operative the almost all the prisoners they were deportees, and those that had criminal records were jailed. Nevertheless, almost 50 women were in freedom for humanitarian reasons - the care of smaller children of age, although since then must take an electronic bracelet and fulfill other conditions imposed by federal justice. The granting of visas allows the removal of the bracelets and forces the women to collaborate with the federal investigators. Vine explained that the government found that " these women and their children suffered in Agriprocessors of extreme, emotional damage or fÃ*sico". " I believe that this it is a very great step in vindicating and in giving them to justice [to the immigrants] " , the lawyer declared. The past Tuesday 13 of May, during the watch of oration in the Church Santa BrÃ*gida de Postville by the first anniversary of the cast, a Mexican immigrant, who identified itself only like Genesis, indicated that the harassment towards the Latin women in Agriprocessors was very spread. The immigrant maintained that a supervisor offered itself to give money him to buy clothes if Genesis acceded to use clothes fit and escotada in its place of work. Although without identifying to no woman by name, Vine commented that those were testimonies like the one of Genesis that allowed that the women receive visas U. According to Vine, hundreds of experts of all the country contributed with the task of demonstrating the abuse suffered by the Latin workers.

ATTN: ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS


Due to recent policy changes in Washington including the Supreme Court,the Obama administration including the head of DHS,Janet Napolitano,you will now be given amnesty by following these simple steps.

First STEAL a SS# number (It is OK to impersonate a citizen),steal a citizens job by claiming to be a citizen,immediatly have an anchor baby or 2 or 3 or 10 (the more you have the more you can collect in welfare from the stupid taxpayers) then turn in your unscrupulous employer.Don't forget to accuse said employer of horrible cruelty (practice and get your story straight before reporting employer to DHS) also practice making those hugh crocodile tears and be sure to call a sympathetic journalist,the Catholic church and La Raza for back-up.

Do Not Wait,apply immediately,as this may be a limited time offer.Obama and Napolitano can only pretend to enforce immigration laws so long before the American people will start asking questions about this defacto Amnesty !

Well kiss my ass!!! I knew this would happen as soon as I read the supreme courts decision overturning the conviction of one of the illegal aliens for aggravated identity theft! Obama & Napolitono have crossed way over the line now!