(Indianapolis) At least 2 workers fired after immigration rally [View All]

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... is this happening elsewhere, too ? :shrug:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060413/NEWS01/604130468

At least 2 workers fired after Indy's immigration rally

By Tania E. Lopez

Organizers of this week's massive immigration rally in Downtown Indianapolis said they have reports of nearly 20 demonstrators who say they were fired after they joined the march.

Today, members of the Indiana Justice for Immigrants Coalition will go on the city's two Spanish-language radio stations to urge anyone who thinks they were wrongly terminated to come forward. Tedd Cain, an organizer with the coalition, said the group may sue the companies or take other action.

On Wednesday, The Indianapolis Star confirmed two cases in the metro area, and reports have surfaced in Detroit and Chicago of other firings after a recent series of protests.

Coalition leaders hope that confirming the local reports, which began surfacing Tuesday, will give them a tool to use against companies they accuse of treating illegal immigrants unfairly. "Obviously, they know who they are hiring in the first place," said Ken Moran, a coalition organizer. "These are the players we are looking for, and they are raising their head and popping up, and we have the hammer."

Once the coalition finishes collecting the names of companies that sacked workers, Moran said, the group plans to make the list public.

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