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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 06:54 PM Original message |
Hundreds of Union Janitors Fired Under Pressure From Feds |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. So basically, if I understand this article, the company is hiring illegal immigrants? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. How can that be when Obama pledged to "Paint the Nation Purple"! Another broken promise? n/t |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. If they are undocumented, ABM should be punished. n/t |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. And ABM should have their asses fined to the pits if they have been hiring illegals. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. As I understand it, there is a very specific process and ABM followed it |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good! I know lots of US citizen/legal immigrant Californians who |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So you would separate a mother from her kids that has worked for 27 fucking years as a janitor and |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Difference between deporting someone and firing them (nt) |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Well isn't that the logical next step? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Whether or not it is, the article was talking about firing them- what do you think should be done? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. No. These were union jobs. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Fix immigration now! |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. No, I would not send her anywhere. However, with no job she would |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Self deport where after 27 years? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Canada maybe? (nt) |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Why am I surprised? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Hmmm so if I think someone who is here illegally is from Mexico, I am a knee jerk racist |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Did I say racist? |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Her country of citizenship, naturally. nt |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Ugh if immigration were fixed she wouldn't have to go anywhere after 27 years as living as an |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Immigration will not be fixed for quite a while IMO so the status |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I have confidence that immigration will be fixed and we will see to it! |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Great! I like your attitude! Could you describe your plan a bit |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. That's disgusting. nt |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. What, that she was willing to be here illegally for 27 years? nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. My dogs have more humanity than that. Even the old blind deaf one. |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. You're faulting ICE for actually enforcing the law? |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. Here is an article from Arizona about citizens/legal immigrants |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Painting this as an action agaist Obama, it should be |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. This bullshit is why theLuis Gutierrez solution is the only immigration solution that will work. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. They're beating up on San Francisco because it's a sanctuary city, the f#cks. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. They are doing this a lot of places, not just San Francisco. I posted a |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
32. This company is hiring undocumented workers and you want them to keep their jobs? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
33. This is wonderful anti-union fodder for the right. |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. It really has nothing to do with Unions..... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yep. Shows how easy it is to twist this one. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. This action will weaken the union. If the union is allowed to |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
36. I have no sympathy for those who came here through channels other than immigration |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-08-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. The union did exactly the right thing for the situation they were in |
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