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ICE arrests South Texas bakery owners accused of hiring undocumented workers [View all] alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 OP

Wonder if they voted for Biden? dhol82 Feb 2025 #1

I assume ICE will be raiding this Kristy Noem Trump-supporting neighbor who employs 50% undocumented. TheBlackAdder Feb 2025 #13

100% a Biden voter Johnny2X2X Feb 2025 #19

She and her husband are from Mexico. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #32

Are the owners registered Democrats? Walleye Feb 2025 #2

I'm speculating that it is a lot easier to go after, and intimidate, small business owners rather than go alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #4

Yes, they don't wanna piss off their corporate masters Walleye Feb 2025 #8

If business owners knew THEY would be the one to go jail Ferryboat Feb 2025 #14

I agree, and I'm not condoning the exploitation by the owners. I am only focusing on the fact that alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #16

The owners are from Mexico themselves. This is a border town. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #33

I'm curious. How is it possible that she is a registered voter given that she is not a US citizen? alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #35

I have no idea....She could be a US citizen, but the charging document says they are "permanent residents". LeftInTX Feb 2025 #36

Thanks! alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #37

I'm not surprised based on the owners names. Phoenix61 Feb 2025 #3

How about the Texas Highway Department, large home building and landscape companies? efhmc Feb 2025 #5

+1000 alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #6

So, if any of us employ people that mow our yards, clean our homes, fix our cars, or any of the other numerous SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #7

I agree. I think intimidation is the point and these bakery owners are going to be made an example of. alwaysinasnit Feb 2025 #9

It's a little more complicated because this is a work place LeftInTX Feb 2025 #10

This is a good thing! We here on DU have generally always supported going after those that exploit undocumented kelly1mm Feb 2025 #11

so the exploited undocumented are gonna be shipped south asap. well at least they msongs Feb 2025 #17

Uno mas JoseBalow Feb 2025 #31

Who doesn't think that Elon Musk doesn't have Baitball Blogger Feb 2025 #12

Upon hiring an employee there is an I-9 Form that the employer must provide and the employee filled out,.... magicarpet Feb 2025 #15

The requirements of the I 9 are simply that you look at the verification documents and write down the information somsai Feb 2025 #20

Remember:: whatever bad that Donald says about "illegals"/undoc immigrants, he would rather hire them than pay America Norrrm Feb 2025 #18

And a small business as well dflprincess Feb 2025 #21

Or the owner of Trump's golf courses. iemanja Feb 2025 #24

Now start with the farmers and the ranchers. I know 2. They'd love it! Believe me period. czarjak Feb 2025 #22

While the meat packing giants go untouched. iemanja Feb 2025 #23

There have been periodic crackdowns, markodochartaigh Feb 2025 #28

Sounds horrible iemanja Feb 2025 #30

how many does ... employ at mar a barfo? AllaN01Bear Feb 2025 #25

Obviously the "worst of the worst" what a crock of Klarkashton Feb 2025 #26

Waiting for a raid at Mar a Lago................ waiting Bev54 Feb 2025 #27

Better head on over to kristie Nomes farm, her neighbor the trump supporter too, Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #29

Here is the charging document. Both are from Mexico. (Also it says they're from Mexico on their FB pages) LeftInTX Feb 2025 #34

I wonder if they were a stop on an Underground Railroad. intheflow Feb 2025 #38

Chain migration is a thing. But it also is not legal if the migrants did not enter the US legally. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #39