Lou Dobbs Just announced

[jannyk]

that the company, Golden State Fence Co. contracted to build part of the "immigration fence" is being investigated for hiring illegal aliens.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They also build fences on military bases apparently.

edited to add name of company

[valerief]

1. Oh, the irony! nt

[SeattleGirl]

2. Bwahahahahaha!

Well, I see things are going along as usual! :rofl:

[fooj]

3. Seriously?

These assholes are such a joke.

[jannyk]

6. True, it was a 'teaser' headline, report coming up

later in the program.

[Mz Pip]

4. Oh, surprise.

I saw that one coming months ago. :rofl:

Guess they couldn't find any American workers willing to do it.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Minnesota_Lib]

5. I love irony

[wicket]

50. I love the smell of irony in the morning!

:rofl: :rofl:

[Megahurtz]

7. Ahhhh - hahahaha!!!

:spray:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

8. Yer doin' a heckuva job, Fencie..

bahahahahahahahahahaha :rofl:

[fooj]

14. Hiya!

:hi:

Happy "belated" Turkeyday!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

17. Backatcha fooj!!

:hi: :hug:

[originalpckelly]

9. OMG! The irony, the pain...

I think I just busted a couple of ribs laughing!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Gregorian]

10. They must watch The Daily Show.

That was suggested by Jon Steward, I do believe.

[originalpckelly]

11. Report on now.

nt

[datadiva]

12. Who woulda thought it!

That is too funny for mere words to convey. Maybe this will do: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :spray:

[originalpckelly]

13. You have to love this country..

it sure the hell is good for a laugh every once and a while.

[DearAbby]

15. Ah gee

Who would have figured that? The whole Idea is crazy anyway..a 700 mile fence on a 2,000 mile border is sure gonna work...yep right...I'll be right there nurse! :freakingout: :straightjacket:

[whistle]

16. Eventually tis is what the border with Mexico will look like

http://www.pbase.com/yalop/essay

[MoonRiver]

18. How on earth did he keep a straight face? Or did he?

(I wasn't watching.) This is a perfect symbol of corporate America's descent into the rabbit hole. :crazy:

[jannyk]

20. I'd say

'disgusted exasperation' is a good description of his demeanor while recanting this story.

[PDittie]

19. Info here:

http://www.wehirealiens.com/employer.asp?id=1495

[LSK]

21. how many people joked about that happening???

And it really happened?!?!?

:rofl:

[Cocoa]

29. I saw quite a few such cartoons

:rofl:

[TroubleMan]

34. Carlos Mencia did a whole bit on that.

nt.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

22. Are they relegated to the

South side of the fence-building. :mad: :puke: The hypocrisy is staggering.

[BuyingThyme]

23. From the San Diego Union Tribune in 2005:

Altogether, there were 16 undocumented workers apprehended. Ten of them had been found to be working illegally for the company in the past, and were not supposed to be rehired. Federal agents also confiscated several boxes of payroll and other financial documents to be used in an ongoing criminal investigation of the company's hiring practices.

Golden State, which has done business on North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, was first found to be employing workers illegally in 1999. Following a second audit in September 2004, 14 employees without work authorization were apprehended in their homes and placed in removal proceedings. Thirteen were from Mexico; one was from Guatemala.

Last year, a Golden State official said the company was duped by workers with counterfeit documents.

"They presented to us what appeared to be legal documentation to work in the United States," Gary Hansen, vice president of administration, told The San Diego Union-Tribune then. "It's a shame."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051201/news_1mi1fence.html

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. It's about time.

Back in the early nineties illegal immigration was a "big" issue, like it "is" now. They all shut up about it because everybody found out that all these republican politicians were hiring illegal immigrants as maids, housekeepers, etc.

Since it became an "issue" again, this sort of thing was only a matter of time.

Somebody needs to higher a private eye to see who Dobbs has been hiring.

[political_outcast]

25. it's no joke if you are at the bottom of the American wage scale

I am so happy for all of you that are doing well enough that more illegal aliens driving down wages won't hurt you.

[BlueCollar]

30. not gonna be a problem

I've been hired to coach the Mexican Pole-Vaulting team...lined up sponsorship from an ladder and shovel manufacturing company...ALCOAMEX

[Solon]

31. And a fence will solve the problem how?

Look, why not use ideas and policies that WORK, instead of expensive and ineffective symbolic gestures?

[tavalon]

44. Because we don't really care about the problem

We care about looking like we appropriately care about the problem.

We, being the Republicans and their enablers.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

49. Because it's much easier to blame people that don't "come from here"...

than it is to blame the people who are actually responsible for these suppressed wages: greedy American business owners.

[Lost-in-FL]

36. What illegal immigrats are you talking about?

The rich ones, mostly from European countries with the fancy immigration lawyers who are cheating the system and creating low paying jobs with the help of our government or the poor ones who are desperately finding a way out of poverty? Cause see? Some don't care if they are rich or European descent. If they are the "brown" kind and poor, that's where the problem start. :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Captain Hilts]

46. It's about numbers. The global market for executives does not suppress salaries...

but if you work in manual labor - even some skilled labor in the border states, you're hurting.

[barb162]

41. I don't think it's a joke at all

Between shipping jobs overseas and illegals here breaking once high-paying union (meatpacking, construction, etc) and other jobs, there is nothing funny about the state of the American workplace, the high unemployment, etc.

[rman]

43. And you think a fence will actually stop illegal immigration,

a 600 mile fence on a 2000 mile border?

Ever wondered what makes it worthwhile for people to take the risks associated with illegal migration?
Ever wondered what influence US corporations have on regulations in foreign nations, by way of trade agreements?

[Captain Hilts]

45. Exactly right. They do drive down wages in several fields. Easy for others...

to see it as racism.

It's about money for a lot of people.

[grizmaster]

51. I have many friends who can't earn a decent wage anymore

because the criminal illegal immigrants have driven down the wages for carpenters, landscapers, and laborers in the area.

[lovuian]

26. This is so sad and a testimony of the government of this

country

[Quantess]

55. It's also a sad testimony of the government of Mexico, isn't it?

Mexico refuses to accomodate its own poor.

[Initech]

27. Holy crap, the irony meter is off the scales!

:spray:

[tavalon]

47. Mine broke around the time

the whole Terri Shiavo thing was going on. I didn't see the point in getting it fixed. I knew it would just break again and again. Sheesh, these people!

[Ioo]

28. Here is a link

http://www.speciousreasoning.com/node/1600

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20061124-9999-2m24fence.html

[RB TexLa]

32. Only upsets him because some people he doesn't like might get work

[TroubleMan]

33. Reminds me of when the AZ border patrol uniforms were made in Mexico.

http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special03/articles/0610uniforms-ON.html

[happydreams]

35. I suppose it depends on which side of the fence you're on...

as to how you read this. :bounce:

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

37. Too funny, too sad

If we wanted to cure illegal immigration, all we would have to do is to pass legislation penalizing the hell out of anyone hiring them. I'm talking hefty fines immediately and jail time on the second offense.

[Morgana LaFey]

38. Absolutely too rich for words

Hypocrisy, thy name is REPUBLICAN...

... not to mention CORPORATE....

[Az_lefty]

39. the stench of hypocrisy is just incredible...

:rofl:

[Azathoth]

40. When Ann Coulter suggested that illegals should be used to build the fence

I guess the guys in Washington figured it was a legitimate policy proposal :shrug:

[highnooner]

42. It happened in 1997

[Nikki Stone1]

52. Could the neocons really take that fake anthrax-sending nut seriously?

:rofl:

[amb123]

48. Hypocrisy, thy name is Neo-CON!

:rofl:

[followthemoney]

53. This government is a joke.

Can it last while the whole world laughs at it?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

54. OBL = Osama Building Loopholes in the fences on army bases. Military intelligence at work!