Thread: Heheh----another one bites the dust!

Read it and start the violins.....heheh

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/disp/st ... 04401.html



April 19, 2006, 5:41PM
Immigration officials raid Houston business

By MÓNICA GUZMÁN
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Immigration officials made a surprise visit to a Houston business this morning and questioned dozens of workers at two different worksites.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bus was parked in front of IFCO Systems on North McCarty Drive where several officials had gathered the workers. The company makes and repairs pallets, wooden structures used in shipping.

Officials were also at another IFCO Systems location in the 6800 block of Flintlock.

CE officials said the detentions are part of an ICE worksite enforcement investigation but would give no further details.
Raids also took place today at several of the firm's locations in upstate New York and in Biglerville, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati, Phoenix, Richmond, Va., and Westborough, Mass.

A woman stopped by to check on relatives who work at the company in Houston, including a cousin.

"He doesn't have papers. They say he'll be deported back to El Salvador,'' said Ana Perez, who came by with her son, Carlos. ``I feel sad about this. Hopefully, he'll find another opportunity.''

Her cousin, Marvin Morelos, had worked six months for the company. She had not heard anything about her other relatives.

Steve Hoard, a temporary driver for the company, had parked a company trailer by the side of the road, waiting to be let in. He said he was surprised the nationwide company would hire undocumented workers.

"When you see so many (Hispanics), you kind of figure it,'' he said. ``I figured with the hiring process, they probably screened them.''

Many of the workers take their morning coffee at a cafe next to M&M Pawn near the business, which Daniel Esquivel has run for six years.

"I say this is repression of a people,'' he said. ``They are good workers.''

Lucia Andino's husband is documented, but a boy who has been living with them and has worked for the company for 1½ years is not.

"This is an injustice, what they are doing. Imagine the conditions in which they are working here,'' she said, pointing to a stack of pallets next to the warehouse. ``Why don't they look for real criminals? An American would never repair a pallet for 25 cents. They would rather be unemployed.''

Violin, please.

This has been the big story everywhere, but I haven't heard of many other businesses being "busted". I want to see more companys caught with the RICO act before I believe this is not just a window dressing. Also, this is a German owned company

the real criminals lady? What is it about Illegal that you don't understand?this should be happening in every state.