Thread: Federal raid affects Hispanic businesses

Federal raid affects Hispanic businesses
By VALERIE WELLS • August 27, 2008

All Tuesday morning, Manuel Ventura, owner of the small grocery store Plaza Fiesta, got phone calls from the Hispanic community in Hattiesburg wondering if it was safe to come outside.

"People are scared," Ventura said. They are so scared, they asked him to bring food to their homes. He delivered groceries with news.

Ventura heard a rumor Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had targeted the Hattiesburg area, so Monday's raid on Howard Industries in Laurel didn't come as a complete shock.

Despite reported fears in the Hispanic community, two workplaces where many Hispanics work said they were not affected by a low turnout of employees and were operating normally Tuesday.

Allen Butler, manager of Marshall Durbin chicken-processing plant in Hattiesburg, said the plant was open and everything was "fine." He referred all other questions to a public relations representative in Birmingham, Ala.

Also open Tuesday was Sanderson Farms, another chicken-processing plant in Laurel.

The raid at Howard Industries had not affected employee turnout, officials said."We don't comment on other companies," said Mike Cockrell, chief financial officer at Sanderson Farms in Laurel.

But some Hispanic-owned businesses were closed Monday and Tuesday or had slow business.

"There's not too many people coming in here," Ventura said. Instead, they call him and ask if he's heard what's open and where the police are."
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Originally Posted by zeezil

Federal raid affects Hispanic businesses
By VALERIE WELLS • August 27, 2008

All Tuesday morning, Manuel Ventura, owner of the small grocery store Plaza Fiesta, got phone calls from the Hispanic community in Hattiesburg wondering if it was safe to come outside.

"People are scared," Ventura said. They are so scared, they asked him to bring food to their homes. He delivered groceries with news.

Ventura heard a rumor Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had targeted the Hattiesburg area, so Monday's raid on Howard Industries in Laurel didn't come as a complete shock.

Despite reported fears in the Hispanic community, two workplaces where many Hispanics work said they were not affected by a low turnout of employees and were operating normally Tuesday.

Allen Butler, manager of Marshall Durbin chicken-processing plant in Hattiesburg, said the plant was open and everything was "fine." He referred all other questions to a public relations representative in Birmingham, Ala.

Also open Tuesday was Sanderson Farms, another chicken-processing plant in Laurel.

The raid at Howard Industries had not affected employee turnout, officials said."We don't comment on other companies," said Mike Cockrell, chief financial officer at Sanderson Farms in Laurel.

But some Hispanic-owned businesses were closed Monday and Tuesday or had slow business.

"There's not too many people coming in here," Ventura said. Instead, they call him and ask if he's heard what's open and where the police are."
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps ... /808270385

Go get THEM too ICE!!!!

if they are still here they are not scared enough.

If they are scared they are illegally in this country! Go home and get permission!

[quote="jjsokay"]if they are still here they are not scared enough.[/quote]




Now, now.....let's be fair. It takes a few days to pack up multiple families crowded into one residence, ya know. And they're still flipping coins to see who will sneak out to go find boxes

This 'reporter" finds a sob story The real story here is Americans are lining up at the HI employment office to apply for the jobs "Americans will not do" You can see oicture and video on the huge thread at

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-129384.html

Do we care about a store the panders to IAs?

If they're too scared to come out that tells me me they are not in the country legally. Honest people have nothing to hide.

Oh and for the businesses, maybe it is time for you to move to Mexico and create jobs for some of these people!

Any business that caters to and relies substantially upon illegal invaders to sustain itself, shouldn't be in business to begin with!

Good riddance!!!

"People are scared," Ventura said. They are so scared, they asked him to bring food to their homes. He delivered groceries with news.

If they are too scared to go out and buy their own groceries, they must have something to hide. Illegal aliens were warned about the raids. They had enough time to pack up and head back to whatever country they came from.