It goes without saying that Republicans oppose immigration reform. One of the main reasons is that undocumented workers can’t complain when the Republican’s corporate cronies exploit them for their labor. But in a hard economy sometimes mere exploitation is not profitable enough for them. Why just exploit, when they can enslave?
The US Justice Department on Thursday announced indictments against six people for luring 400 Thais to the United States and conspiring to force them into working as farm laborers.
A grand jury in Honolulu indicted the six for their alleged scheme "to coerce the labor and services of approximately 400 Thai nationals brought by the defendants to the United States from Thailand from May 2004 through September 2005 to work on farms across the country."
Officials said Israeli Mordechai Orian, Pranee Tubchumpol, Shane Germann and Sam Wongsesanit of the Los Angeles-based company Global Horizons Manpower conspired with Thai labor recruiters Ratawan Chunharutai and Podjanee Sinchai to carry out the crimes that began with false promises of lucrative jobs.
The Thais, upon arrival in the United States, had their passports taken away and forced to pay thousands of dollars in recruitment fees, which were "financed by debts secured with the workers’ family property and homes."… [emphasis added]
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Now the article does not contain a single word about the Republican Party, so you may wonder just how I’m making the connection. It turns out that the chief perpetrator has been investing in getting away with it, and the investment paid off… until now. Mordechai Orian was a frequent and generous donor to the Republican Party.
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Ah yes and the sex slave trade as well. Exploitation at it’s best. If there’s a way to make money off of the human condition we’ll find it.
Foul, isn’t it?
This is another example of what republicans do. They bitch and moan about illegal immigration, and stir up fear and hate against immigrants – both legal and illegal, to gain voters. Yet at the same time, they hire them at slave wages and force them to work under often illegal conditions, to gain money and satisfy their rich benefactors.
Jerry, it’s that and more. They will do anything as long as it’s legal; if it isn’t legal, they change the law via their lobbyists and DC whores.
Nicolai, I don’t think they will succeed in changing human trafficking laws.
That’s the Republican way, Jerry. No arguments here,
I hate to say it, buy Congress will not cut off it’s money train without a huge fight – especially from the Repubs. They will be fighting that to the death if necessary. May it be their final nail in their coffin of hate, ignorance, and hate that they’ve exploited foreign workers for their own game. They are just too entrenched with the lobbyist they sign on the dotted line to. 😯
Amen, Lisa. May the Dinos flock to their side right before its demise.