Poll: 68 Percent Of
Mississippians Want Business Owners Who Employed Illegal Aliens Prosecuted
We all
know that the Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigrants who
enter the country, but what about employers who encourage this violation of law
by offering them jobs? A recent poll shows that in Mississippi, where one of
the largest Immigration and Customs enforcement raids ever took place at a
chicken plant factory, Americans want the government to prosecute management
and business owners who dodge immigration law via cheap, under the table
employment of foreign nationals for economic advantages.
In August 2019 federal authorities raided a Mississippi business
and arrested 680 individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.
According to The Clarion
Ledger, "300 were released within 27 hours. More since
have been let out on bond, some equipped with ankle monitors. Though no longer
behind bars, they face immigration court hearings. Some have been accused of
federal felonies, mostly related to the use of fraudulent Social Security
cards."
Now, a new poll shows that 68 percent of Mississippians want
these business owners to face prosecution for their crimes of illegally
employing foreign nationals. This opinion is bipartisan, "Republicans were
more likely than Democrats to agree that the owners of the chicken plants
should be prosecuted, the survey said. More than 76 percent of voters who identified
as strong Republicans favored prosecution, while less than 52 percent of strong
Democrats felt the same," The Clarion Ledger notes.
Shortly after
the raid, the company held a job fair for legal Americans. As
reported, hundreds of people showed up seeking these now-open
opportunities.
Shortly after, the
company held a job fair in compliance with the Mississippi Department of
Employment Security in order to find new employees. The company had more than
200 applications by noon. The MDES says Koch Foods reached out to the
government agency for assistance in making sure the employees were all properly
vetted and legally in the U.S.
As previously reported, there is precedent for business owners
being prosecuted for illegal immigration violations. In late July
2019, James Brantley, age 62, "received a year and a half
in prison for employing more than 100 illegal aliens, avoiding millions in
taxes, and underpaying his employees." The ICE raid on his slaughter
house in July 2018 was the largest single ICE raid in decades.
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