DISCLAIMER: This post contains information regarding illegal immigration. Before reading, it should be noted that this post was written by the son of a LEGAL immigrant from Cuba. With that knowledge, please refrain from any comments that might label the author as a racist, a hater of immigrants, or any other similar accusations.
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A popular and trendy clothing company, American Apparel, will now be firing about 1,800 workers within the next few days. These 1,800 employees make up more than a quarter of American Apparel’s workforce. This news comes after a federal investigation revealed that a number of American Apparel’s employees failed to correct discrepancies in their legal documentation.
American Apparel is a Los Angeles based apparel company that sells and manufactures clothing that is branded as “Made in the USA”. The company also openly shows support on many issues, such as gay marriage and granting legal status to illegal immigrants, through it’s products. American Apparel manufactures t-shirts with printed slogans such as “Legalize L.A.” or “Legalize Gay”.
Regardless of the company’s political stance, the issue of illegal immigration is still at hand. Whether or not they choose to support the granting of legal status to illegal aliens, the fact remains that it is currently ILLEGAL, meaning against the law. These firings are the outcome of President Obama’s tactic to pressure the companies who hire illegal immigrants, rather than perform workplace raids, as was the policy under President Bush. The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, has called the investigation and related firings “devastating,” as he believes the government should punish only the companies who exploit their workers. It seems he missed the point that the investigation was not regarding employee exploitation, but the hiring of immigrants who did not have proper documentation.
Immigration is a great thing, and is truly one of the major factors that makes this country great, but the issue remains that immigrants need to enter this country through the legal process.
Read–NY Times
American Apparel Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA
September 30th, 2009 at 8:12 PM
It’s unfortunate that we have to maintain this relentless bombardment of our lawmakers in Washington. I almost cannot believe we have actually sustained several victories against the rich, powerful and the open border denizens? We have gained major headway in implementing E-Verify, the illegal immigrant worker extractor? But we cannot stop calling the Senators and representatives at 202-224-3121 and emphasizing the–THE AMERICAN WORKERS COMES FIRST. Demand they not table, but to install E-Verification on a permanent basis. If we release the strangle hold on those who influence our economic future, they will find a way to contain the program?
Sen. David Vitter offered an amendment that prevents any further delays in the implementation of the Social Security Administration’s No-Match-letter program. Sen. Jeff Sessions offered an amendment that requires all federal contractors to use E-Verify and a permanent re-authorization of the application. All American workers must keep an eye on Sen. Harry Reid, Speaker Pelosi, and HS chief Napolitano as they–WILL–make the effort to squash or weaken immigration laws and today might conspire to cut funding for E-Verify as of September 30?
In a move to block Sen. Sessions’ E-Verify amendment, the Senate leadership tried to table the amendment, but the motion failed and was later passed.
This is an outstanding win for 10 million jobless Americans whom are suffering? We are finally harnessing the Special Interest lobby as they are now raving mad. Congratulations go out to these politicians, who are fighting a perpetual battle against the massive corporate welfare program, called illegal immigration, which taxpayers have always supported. Illegal aliens and families are catered for through emergency rooms laws, while the legal population is hounded for unpaid bills. It is truly a massive impediment if foreign nationals can also access any health care reform that passes? Our phone calls should not stop until E-Verify is fully funded, in-perpetuity? 287 G must continue, which will give our police the training to question people of their immigration status. ICE raids must be reinstated on all suspicious businesses. More Border Patrol agents? Change birthright citizenship laws like Europe? E-Verify could have many use, including drivers licenses, health care, insurance in the mainstream state benefits verification? Last, but not least the Immigration Reform and Control Act must be enforced, not undermined so they can heave at us another path to citizenship. We cannot support another BLANKET AMNESTY. The last one was Mickey Mouse and driven by unparalleled fraud. Three websites have the raw ingredients of the undisclosed cost and other information at NUMBERSUSA, JUDICIAL WATCH & for OVERPOPULATION statistics CAPSWEB.
As for the 2010 Census? Small states will miss out big time on federal dollars, while mass illegal immigrant states will gain more seats in Congress and too much power and influence? Of course ICE could check the immigration status of those who are counted, even though it’s supposedly against US law? As an afterthought all those Americans who love there country must watch the History (International) cable documentary–”THE CRUMBLING OF AMERICA.”