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In reply to the discussion: Why don't they arrest the people who are hiring the Workers? [View all]Demobrat
(10,263 posts)18. The system is built for them to hide behind.
As long as they are shown a social security card, any social security card, they are covered. The numbers are fake, they know they are fake, but as long as SS is deducted from workers paychecks the owners are good. Of course the workers never see that money again.
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They could also fine them 1 million per violation if they want it to stop immediately
Pisces
Jun 2025
#1
This isn't about doing the most effective thing to control immigration, it's about making MAGA morons happy.
sop
Jun 2025
#2
Company managers and execs have lawyers and won't be deported before accessing them like average ICE arrestee. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2025
#3
At the meat packing plant, the manager said, why are you busting us, we use e verify?
questionseverything
Jun 2025
#4
Arresting the owners would stop the produce, roofing, and restaurant businesses
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2025
#6
Remembering during the pandemic when Fatass45 declared that meat packing was essential to national security
jls4561
Jun 2025
#7
Just bodies. They will have more brought in from Mexico and other nations... Just a temp loss, write the losses off
LiberalArkie
Jun 2025
#23
EXACTLY. I made this argument years ago. It's also ALL for corporate gain in capturing a democratic government.
ancianita
Jun 2025
#16
Bingo. According to the LATimes article about ICE at farms, they specifically mention Boskovitch Farms. Why?
LauraInLA
Jun 2025
#19
Trump's pal, Kid Rock, owns a restaurant that helped its undocs escape a search.... by closing for a night.
Norrrm
Jun 2025
#36