Socialists: Finally Good For Something

I have reported on this blog the abuses I've witnessed toward illegal immigrants. I know our friends on the left assume in a knee-jerk fashion that we hate illegal aliens, well, I don't like how they came here and I like even less what their route of entry says about our current level of safety, but another prong of this for me are the horrible abuses of illegal immigrants I've personally witnessed in restaurants I've worked at.

This report comes from a socialist online rag out of SF, so take it with a grain of salt. However, this jibes with what I've seen...

The employer of the mother was paying far below the legal minimum wage. The employer also yelled at workers, threatened them with deportation, called them racial slurs and finally, fired the mother for speaking out and organizing against these abuses and being pregnant. The mother has been a brave leader in fighting for workers’ rights in the face of threats from the employer.

The simple fact is, unless a person is here legally they have no recourse of any sort to workplace abuses. One of the most common descriptors I've heard from my bosses is the illegals are "compliant", well of course they are! By not having legal status in this country they will always be prey to be used with impunity.

And the answer isn't to create some sort of bogus legality. A lot of these folks come from countries were the rule of law is essentially non-existant. When folks come from utterly corrupt countries it takes them a while to get the hang of calling the police. In their countries police are something to be avoided. And I'm not down with eight to twenty million instant citizens, most especially ones who started their American experience illegally.

On average employers hire these folks for two reasons. The first and most obvious is they're a lot cheaper, no or low taxes, and again no recourse to any legal rights we enjoy as a matter of course. Second, these folks are disposable employees, used and tossed away like kleenex lest the owner be burdened by little details like workman's comp or, you know, conscience.

Slavery by any other name stinks just as bad.

But hey, don't let me ruin your next meal in a restaurant, I'm sure the slaves appreciate the opportunity to serve you...Master.

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