They even want to undermine the skilled craftsmen sector of the US job
market, which is one of the last vestiages of the blue collar middle
class in the country.
Raid nets 125 illegals at Wal-Mart facility
By The Associated Press - 11/19/05
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - An immigration raid at a Wal-Mart distribution
center under construction led to the arrests of 125 illegal workers,
all of whom will be deported, federal officials said Friday.
The workers from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and
Mexico were detained Thursday at the construction site in eastern
Pennsylvania, according to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Some
of the 125 used fake documents to obtain employment with
subcontractors, officials said.
The arrests came after search warrants were executed for six companies
at the site outside Pottsville, about 80 miles northwest of
Philadelphia.
''Employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens, and those who
utilize false documents to gain employment, face significant criminal
and administrative charges,'' John Kelleghan, acting special
agent-in-charge for ICE in Pennsylvania, said in a statement.
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