Is this indicative of the depth of the problem with employers of non-legals?

Question

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/06/18/daily7.html?from_rss=1
Federal prosecutors indicted four Kansas City-area roofing companies along with nine owners and employees, alleging that they had participated in a scheme to bring illegal aliens into the United States, use them in their labor force and launder more than $6 million to pay them.
Authorities recently arrested six of the nine individuals named in the indictment and took an additional 34 illegal aliens into custody on administrative charges.
The scheme started when Hernandez-Bautista was arrested March 28, 2001, along with 22 other illegal aliens, by immigration authorities while they were working on jobs for Mid-Continent Specialists.
All of those arrested were deported to Mexico, except Hernandez-Bautista. He posted a $3,000 bond and changed his status to a lawful permanent resident. The indictment alleges, Evans and his company paid $11,000 to Hernandez-Bautista to smuggle the deported workers back.

Answer 1

You bet it is, Bringing them in is big business profits for big business, it is cheaper to buy illegals then pay citizens.

Answer 2

Unfortunately I believe it is.

When I lived in Florida I heard unbelievable stories of migrant workers and how they were treated as well as places like Disney advertising over-seas for temporary seasonal workers that were basicly used and housed worse than slaves.

There just seems to be this greed factor that people want to grab the money now at any cost and will use, abuse and risk everything to do so. Many of the employers were caught and exposed in Florida....but that doesn't mean others just don't pick-up where they left off and that the same thing isn't happening now. I know in Florida they would have them work and then deduct rent and food from it to where there was no way they would ever be able to leave because there was always something left owed. Kind of like the coyote who's bill is never paid because there's always something left to pay.

I know the overseas people were dooped into believing it was almost like a cruise ship summer job of fun......but many south of the border literally volunteer for it. There's this underground being developed now. What I still don't get is alot of times it's not regular American citizens. It's their own people exploiting them that are fairly new citizens almost sent here to establish this sort of life that are escalating this. Whether it be Chinese prostitution rings or ID theft rings or whatever. I hate to think this is what this countries turning into all for the sake of a buck.

Answer 3

Sounds more like the tip of the iceberg.

Answer 4

Yes,pretty sad eh?

Answer 5

And they say the restaurant industry is shady when it comes to this issue....