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TexasTowelie

(111,974 posts)
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 06:22 AM Aug 2019

How Mississippi, where chicken is a multi-billion dollar business, repeatedly balked at getting

How Mississippi, where chicken is a multi-billion dollar business, repeatedly balked at getting tougher on illegal immigration


The early August day when federal immigration agents raided seven chicken processing plants, detaining nearly 700 workers across central Mississippi, gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves praised agents for their work.

“Glad to see that ICE is working hard to enforce our immigration laws. 680 aliens detained in Mississippi today. We must enforce our laws, for the safety of all Americans. Well done,” he tweeted, tagging both U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and President Donald Trump.

Gov. Phil Bryant too praised the raids, also tagging the Trump-appointed Hurst in a Twitter post: “If you are here illegally violating federal laws, you have to bear the responsibility of that federal violation.”

Despite the enthusiasm Mississippi officials showed for the raids, Mississippi has seen a succession of failed legislative attempts to pass tougher state-level immigration laws in the past eight years.

Read more: https://mississippitoday.org/2019/08/22/how-mississippi-where-chicken-is-a-multi-billion-dollar-business-repeatedly-balked-at-getting-tougher-on-illegal-immigration/
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How Mississippi, where chicken is a multi-billion dollar business, repeatedly balked at getting (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2019 OP
Immigrants WORKING at shitty jobs, arrested???? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #1
Private prisons are "farming" the immigrants too. greymattermom Aug 2019 #2

greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
2. Private prisons are "farming" the immigrants too.
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 08:12 AM
Aug 2019

First stop chicken processing plant, second stop, private prison.

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