Yesterday, I posted about Tom Russell’s song, Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall. (Scroll down to see that post, including a video and song lyrics.)
Today, someone wrote me about it, and included a note about some wall contractor actually hiring illegal immigrants. So I went looking and found the details.
Here is one news report about Golden State Fence Company:
December 15, 2006
Firm Contracted to Build Fence on US-Mexico Border is Fined for Hiring Illegal WorkersOne of the firms working on the US-Mexico Border Fence has been fined $5 million for hiring illegal immigrants. This controversy was ironically predicted by comedians such as George Lopez, who jokingly says in his new act, “They want to build a fence along the border to keep out Mexicans, but who’s gonna build it?” Answer: Mexicans.
The Golden State Fence Company will not only pay a major fine, but two of its executives will have to serve jail time for the hirings.
Lou Dobbs also wrote about it:
U.S. Border Fence Built By Illegal Aliens
Comedy routines once again became reality today when a California company agreed to pay a $5 million fine for employing illegal aliens to build the border fence between San Diego and Tijuana.
About a third of Golden State Fence Company’s 750 workers are illegals and the company was repeatedly caught with lots of undocumented workers on the payroll, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
I don’t know if Tom Russell was thinking about Golden State Fence Company when he wrote his song . But maybe he was.
For information on how one Pittsburg law firm helps Corporate America scam the H-1B Visa system to avoid hiring Americans, and hire foreigners instead, see here http://www.myephemerae.com/scamming-the-h-1b-visa-system.
the irony huh?
August 29th, 2007 | #
That is sad but it’s so true. It is cheaper to hire these people so Americans suffer. More and more are becoming homeless because illegal workers are taking their places. They are everywhere and a quite a few of them can’t even speak English which makes it even harder.
But on the other hand, it was a fence between two countries. Whose side of the fence were they on? Mexico or US? It makes you wonder.
Amber
September 17th, 2007 | #
did anybody ever consider that those illegals had the correct papers they were just forged? because that is what happened. people should get their information right before spreading rumors.
December 5th, 2007 | #
Think about this:
Gazoline In Mexico has the same price of here.
Food In Mexico has the same price of here.
Hotels, wathever service , same price of here.
BUT: poor people make s a bunch of money less than here,, near the 10%…..????? WTF!!!.
My question is: Who will stop that people?,,,THE WALL?,,,i dont think so. The laws???,,….i don t think so.
The Transnational companies, looks ever for cheaper workers around the world, that s the razon many of american brands have factories in poorest countries like china.. am i allright?
It s the same here,,,, why they big companies stay here and hire american people? ,,,why?…bussines matters
Illegals,,,, political matter… If U don t like hire wetbacks, just don t do it, but what about the others?,,, ,,well i spend a lot of time thinking about my situation here en USA ,, right , i am a Illegal, and i have two kids to grow up,, and i can see Mcdonalds HEB. WOLLMART ,, ETC ,,,in my country. and right there down in mexico, i can t take my kids to get a burguer, because working there s expensive for me. see? I am quilty to do wahetver i ve to do, to grow my kids, simple evolution thought. So U can Burn me If U want, It s my Rizk, It s took me 12 day walking alone to get here, just for my kids. Sorry about my english. I got it from a American Good person
February 16th, 2008 | #