Thursday - April 17, 2008

Another Chicken Shit Raid By ICE

{a note for non-American readers: Chicken Shit is a crass American term for something unimportant yet annoying, mired in excessive detail and rules. It’s the government in action, giving you a lecture about using lead-free paint on your house while it burns to the ground.}

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (AP)—Federal agents say their case for a series of workplace raids in five states was strengthened by identity theft victims who recounted stories of plummeting credit scores and medical benefits denied.

Federal authorities carried out the sweeps Wednesday, arresting hundreds of workers at Pilgrim’s Pride chicken plants on charges of identity theft, document fraud and immigration violations.

Authorities also arrested dozens of workers at a doughnut factory in Houston, and the operators of a chain of Mexican restaurants in upstate New York.  Authorities said agents investigating a scheme to provide documents for illegal immigrant workers had tracked down several of the identity theft victims.
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Pittsburg, Texas-based Pilgrim’s Pride worked with ICE agents ahead of the operation, company spokesman Ray Atkinson said. It also reported suspicion of identity theft at an Arkansas plant.

More than 100 people were arrested on immigration violations in Chattanooga, Tenn., and they could face criminal charges related to identity theft, the agency said. Another 100 were arrested on immigration charges in Moorefield, W.Va.

More than 25 people face immigration violation charges in Live Oak, Fla. They will also face identity theft or document fraud charges, ICE said. More than 20 were arrested in Batesville, Ark., on federal warrants for alleged document fraud or identity theft.

Yep, “we’re all connected”. Raids in Texas, New York, Tennessee, West Virginia, Florida, Arkansas. So what will it be this time ICE? Another Catch ‘n Release, as if you’re out flyfishing for trout? Or are you actually going to charge these people this time, then let them out on really low bail so that they skip town? Hey, maybe they’ll just get drunk first and drive away. I hear there’s a school bus or two down thataway ...

It isn’t even an “open secret” that the poultry plants run on illegal labor. It’s blatant. And what does the government do? Nada thing. These are BS raids. Sure, the charges are real, but they won’t go anywhere, because 1) the perps are using false names, duh, and will skip on bail, and 2) ICE is just going through the motions. They’ve done their “good deed” for the quarter, and now they’ll slink back to their little cubicles again. If any of these illegals actually do get deported, it’s almost a guarantee that they’ll be dropped off at the special Revolving Door Border Crossing and they’ll all be right back working at the same chicken plants inside a month, using a different false/stolen ID.

The only thing newsy in this story isn’t even in the story: which politician is going to try and claim credit for it?

Posted by Drew458     on 04/17/2008 at 07:53 AM   
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