Thread: Construction co. owner charged with hiring illegal aliens

I.C.E. News Release

January 29, 2009

Alabaster construction company owner charged with employing illegal aliens

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A 38-year-old woman was indicted here yesterday on charges for harboring and employing illegal aliens following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Alabaster Police Department investigation.

Beverly Linan, who owned and operated Rodriguez Construction Company with offices in Alabaster, Alabama, was charged in a three-count indictment. Rodriguez Construction performed masonry work throughout the Jefferson and Shelby County areas.

Count one charged Linan with harboring illegal aliens and counts two and three charged him with knowingly employing illegal aliens and a forfeiture to recover profits made from employing illegal aliens respectively. If convicted of all counts, Linan faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000.

"The knowing employment of illegal aliens not only takes jobs from hardworking Americans, it is against the law. All of the illegal aliens working for Rodriguez Construction were arrested by ICE and are in the process of being deported to their home countries," stated U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin.

"Employment is a primary driving force behind illegal immigration," said Michael Holt, special agent in charge for the ICE Office of Investigations in New Orleans. "No employer, regardless of industry, size, type or location is immune from complying with the nation's laws. ICE and our law enforcement partners will continue to bring all of our authorities to bear in this fight using criminal charges, asset seizures, administrative arrests and deportations."

Assistant United States Attorney Michael W. Whisonant is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.

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Last Modified: Friday, January 30, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0901/090129birmingham.htm

Bye!!!

Most employers will stop hiring illegal aliens the very first time you send them to prison, so that seems to be the solution for now.

Go ICE!
And I agree johndoe2.Start arresting and imprisoning the employers and that will stop the hiring of illegals I am sure........

I wonder if these are new polices or old ones but then it all depends on the citys and states I guess, they need some uniformity, some towns are letting them go, some they are deporting, they need to deport any and all illegals they come across.

If convicted of all counts, Linan faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000.

I hope she gets the maximum. Its about time employers who hire illegal immigrants get reported, investigated, fined, and imprisoned for their crime.

"Employment is a primary driving force behind illegal immigration,"

That and Anchor Baby Welfare and Anchor Baby Houseing and Anchor Baby Tax Rebates and Free "Emergency" Medical Care.

Dixie

The anchor baby scam is a major reason illegal aliens come here and never plan to leave. Many of them have never worked a day here and never intend to.

Originally Posted by hattiecat

The anchor baby scam is a major reason illegal aliens come here and never plan to leave. Many of them have never worked a day here and never intend to.

I agree. Many also come just to have the profitable anchor babies. Pop one out every year, get cash.

I'm getting sick of these petty little employers being charged..it's chump change. I want them to charge one of their own buddies from the CFR or the Trilateral Commission, or even a member of the US Chamber of Commerce for employing ILLEGAL ALIENS. You know darn well that's happening..