Wal-Mart in Trouble of Illegal Immigrant Workers - 18 Nov 2003
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...One of the nation's leading retailers may be pressing its luck in court as it stares down the "double whammy" of possible criminal prosecution and a civil action. Phil Kent of the American Immigration Control Foundation (http://www.aicfoundation.com) says Wal-Mart is really under fire today, with the U.S. attorney going after the retail giant with regard to allegations that the company used contract workers that are illegal immigrants. But that is not the only problem the mega-merchandiser faces, Kent says. "You have some of the illegal immigrants saying, 'Hey, wait a minute, we're going to file suit. We've not been paid, we've not been given vacation time, we've been treated horribly,'" Kent explains, "so I think it's a double whammy for Wal-Mart." The foundation spokesman believes attorneys for the illegal immigrants are shopping for a sympathetic liberal judge who will grant the workers special rights that should be reserved for citizens. [Bill Fancher] |