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Old 04-16-2008, 04:30 PM
 
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Immigration agents arrest nearly 300 at Pilgrim's Pride plants 3:07 PM CT | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/041708dnmetice.6c9184cf.html - broken link)

Federal immigration officials, working with local law enforcement agencies, arrested more than 280 foreign nationals Wednesday at Pilgrim's Pride poultry plants in five states, including Texas. They are suspected of committing identity theft and other crimes to get their jobs, authorities said...
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Denver
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That's a Fortune 500 company, I wonder if any employers will get a hand slap?
  • Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) is the largest chicken company in the U.S. and the second-largest in Mexico.
  • Our net sales in fiscal 2007 totaled $7.6 billion.
  • Pilgrim's Pride is currently ranked #432 on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.
  • Pilgrim's Pride employs approximately 54,500 people in the U.S. and Mexico.

Pilgrim's Pride - About Us (http://www.pilgrimspride.com/aboutus/default.aspx - broken link)
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:59 PM
 
Location: Pa
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That's a Fortune 500 company, I wonder if any employers will get a hand slap?
  • Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) is the largest chicken company in the U.S. and the second-largest in Mexico.
  • Our net sales in fiscal 2007 totaled $7.6 billion.
  • Pilgrim's Pride is currently ranked #432 on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.
  • Pilgrim's Pride employs approximately 54,500 people in the U.S. and Mexico.
Pilgrim's Pride - About Us (http://www.pilgrimspride.com/aboutus/default.aspx - broken link)
I hope so . I also hope that they look into who the land lords of these illegals. I hope they get fined also.
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:05 PM
 
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That's a Fortune 500 company, I wonder if any employers will get a hand slap?
  • Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) is the largest chicken company in the U.S. and the second-largest in Mexico.
  • Our net sales in fiscal 2007 totaled $7.6 billion.
  • Pilgrim's Pride is currently ranked #432 on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.
  • Pilgrim's Pride employs approximately 54,500 people in the U.S. and Mexico.
Pilgrim's Pride - About Us (http://www.pilgrimspride.com/aboutus/default.aspx - broken link)
No one is saying don't go after the employers...however, if these illegals did steal identification...the employers and landlords can use that as an alibi.
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:10 PM
 
Location: Denver
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No one is saying don't go after the employers...however, if these illegals did steal identification...the employers and landlords can use that as an alibi.
Exactamente!

Like they didn't know? Maybe they should hire the people on this board who know how to identify illegals without checking ID?
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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No one is saying don't go after the employers...however, if these illegals did steal identification...the employers and landlords can use that as an alibi.
Maybe.

But, one of the .... "tools" we are now using is the threat of RICO on some of these landlords -

Works wonders - better than waterboarding any day
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Maybe.

But, one of the .... "tools" we are now using is the threat of RICO on some of these landlords -

Works wonders - better than waterboarding any day
Don't you have to commit 2 offenses to be punished under RICO?

**nevermind 2 offenses in a 10 year period.**
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Old 04-16-2008, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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Don't you have to commit 2 offenses to be punished under RICO?
Nope - can actually "getcha" on number 1
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Old 04-16-2008, 06:37 PM
 
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Nope - can actually "getcha" on number 1
Hmmm...I guess I must look into RICO.
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Old 04-16-2008, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Rosarito Beach
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What you choose to ignor, is that NO Pligrim Pride executives were arrested. You see nothing wrong with that -- just get the illegals (who do YOU think will replace them?).
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