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2008-04-11 Home Front: Politix

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa warns ICE to back off immigration raids

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-11 04:32|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 illegal immigration is simply immoral. Those who support it should be ashamed. It is simply the allowing of an entire section of our society to remain a shadow class of labor that remains outside the realm of the law. All of the arguments that support illegal immigration are the same arguements that were used to support slavery: the economy relies on it and would collapse if we abolish it; the participants are the only ones willing to do the work; the little brown folk are better off for their affliction, etc. This is all about keeping a cheap source of labor outside the realm of society so that that businesses do not have to pay them a fair wage for their efforts. It has NOTHING to do with anything altruistic or high minded. It is all about keeping a labor class down.

Posted by Woodrow Slusorong7967 2008-04-11 07:31|| 2008-04-11 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 If you can augment the labor force with enough illegals and underpaid workers you can skew the entire pay scale, and they have. There is only one reason to hire illegals, and you're right, it's to exploit them. There is no philanthropic aspect there, only greed.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-04-11 08:15|| 2008-04-11 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 "In these industries, including most areas of manufacturing, even the most scrupulous and responsible employers have no choice but to rely on workers whose documentation, while facially valid, may raise questions about their lawful presence," he wrote in the March 27 letter.

Oh. You mean the identity theft amigos?
I'd have pulled the biggest LA ICE raid in history today after this bullshit.

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-11 09:41|| 2008-04-11 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 "In these industries, including most areas of manufacturing, even the most scrupulous and responsible employers have no choice but to rely on workers whose documentation, while facially valid, may raise questions about their lawful presence," he wrote in the March 27 letter.

So a scrupulous examination of the pay records will also show that they are in line with what 'legal' and commensurate local union rates would be in an similar environment in any other comparable major city? Don't bet on it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-11 09:51|| 2008-04-11 09:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Stuff made in Los Angeles now qualify for the Hecho en Mexico label.

Posted by ed 2008-04-11 10:30|| 2008-04-11 10:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Along that line, does "Made in Miami" now translate as "Made in Cuba"?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-04-11 10:38|| 2008-04-11 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe Absolut was right?

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-11 10:44|| 2008-04-11 10:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Go get a job in Olde Mexico without the proper paperwork and see how long they toss your ass in stir for, huh Tony?

Posted by Chief Running Gag">Chief Running Gag 2008-04-11 11:25|| 2008-04-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#9 L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa warns ICE to back off immigration raids

We are in for a fight to preserve our full Citizen Status.

The Oligarchs in Mexico have plenty of American competition up here.

The poisonous effects of Multiculturalism and those fast tracked NA Corporate Treaties is beginning to gut our American Citizen Status.

Posted by RD">RD 2008-04-11 13:21|| 2008-04-11 13:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Gosh, to hear Villaraigosa tell it, you'd think Bush was doing his job after all.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-11 15:17|| 2008-04-11 15:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe he's worried that if too many illegal aliens have to leave LA he won't get reelected.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-11 15:19|| 2008-04-11 15:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Wonder what he'll have to say when he succeeds the Governator.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-04-11 15:26|| 2008-04-11 15:26|| Front Page Top

#13 are they really braggibg about the total arrest .omg

Posted by sinse 2008-04-11 17:16|| 2008-04-11 17:16|| Front Page Top

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