Tarnishing the Golden Arches
Barbara Anderson
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McDonald's golden arches are easily one of the most recognizable icons on the American landscape.They promise fast food, reasonably priced.
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However, now they can also be recognized as aiding and abetting illegal aliens. If you have eaten in a McDonald’s lately you may have noticed some of its employees speak little or no English. You may also be forgiven for thinking that these employees have not been in the country for very long because they have not picked up enough English to carry on a basic conversation.

Proof of this now comes in an article in the Reno Gazette Journal,July 17, 2008, written by Martha Bellisle. Ms. Bellisle reports:

“Mack Associates Inc, which owns 11 local McDonald’s restaurants raided by immigration officials last September, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to felony charges of encouraging illegal immigrants to remain in the United States. It will pay a $1 million fine.â€