Senator: Hidden Illegals At VA Site Had Help

WFTV.com
February 11, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla.

WFTV obtained information Friday afternoon about a federal immigration raid at the construction site of Orlando's new VA Hospital.

Wednesday night, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents scoured the buildings, and nine illegal immigrants were caught at the job site; six of them were hiding in the ceiling.

Senator Bill Nelson told WFTV on Friday, the men hiding had to have been helped to get into their hiding spot and immigration officials know and have a very good idea of which contractors hired these men.

"It's one thing for contractors to take away American's jobs on a commercial construction project, that's bad enough. But it's adding a huge insult to injury when they are deliberately taking away American jobs on a project paid for by American taxpayers," Nelson said.

So far, no contractors have been arrested or removed from the job but investigations are continuing.

Nelson said he believes this bust shows there are serious holes in the Homeland Security worker verification system and something needs to change immediately.

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