Feds raid farms in Vermont looking for undocumented workers
The Burlington Free Press is reporting that immigration officials served warrants at at least four farms this week.
Amanda St. Pierre, head of a group called Dairy Farmers Working Together had this to say:
“The timing of this is really hurtful,” she said. “It’s come out of the blue.”The article quotes John Morton, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement defending the raids:
St. Pierre said the agents’ unannounced visits to the farms and the use of subpoenas to seek employee records was particularly unsettling to the farmers.
“ICE is focused on finding and penalizing employers who believe they can unfairly get ahead by cultivating illegal workplaces,” Morton said in a statement.Read the full article here.
UPDATE: Here's the complete ICE press release.
posted by Brian Mann @ 11/20/2009 10:41:00 AM
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6 Comments:
Here's a thought Amanda, Don't hire illegals.
Tong
Don't hire illegals Amanda. Anonymous Tong wants the job. And so do all of his brothers and sisters.
Cousins too, if you'll promise to pay 'em all $3.00 an hour.
And a half hour break for lunch.
ICE should leave the farmers alone---and concentrate solely on contractors/builders....
Is the half hour paid or unpaid?
Build the fence, send the illegals home. Enough is enough.
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