The ACLU of Southern California is suing in the aftermath of a June 29th ICE raid in Fullerton that detained 43 workers suspected of being undocumented. Those employed at Terra Universal Inc. allege rampant labor abuses at the the government contracted company that manufactures laboratory equipment and other products for the clients such as the Pentagon. A press conference held yesterday to announce the lawsuit brought to light most troubling charges. As local news channel ABC 7 reported:
Terra Universal employee Carlos Lomeli said at a news conference that in five and a half years, he was spit on, belittled and humiliated by the owner. He was forced to train people who made twice his salary. “For example, in some occasions we worked up to 13 hours straight five days a week, and Terra Universal did not pay me overtime,” Lomeli said through an interpreter.
Undocumented immigrant workers are most vulnerable to such abuses. Unpaid overtime, workplace humiliation, and check deductions for medical bills related to workplace injuries compile a vile list of Terra Universal’s business practices. How does the Fullerton company answer to such allegations? Again as ABC 7 has it, “Terra Universal’s Chief Operating Officer Ken Harms says the company values its employees and is sad to hear some may be dissatisfied.” What a brazen response! The appropriately named Harms and his management team should have been the ones ICED, but no, that isn’t how our broken immigration system worked in Dubya’s America then or in Obama’s America now.
Undocumented workers at Terra Universal were being abused and never spoke out for fear of retribution and retaliation. The government response? First, give the company a contract. Second, raid nearly a third of its workforce. The Department of Labor is investigating the claims of abuse. It’s quite interesting to see how juxtaposed the two federal agencies might become on this raid and on immigration in general.
For those who know history, ICE agents are the new Pinkertons.
The ACLU of course full of sh*t!
Their law suit will go no where! As far as the company is concerned, it should be sued by the American people for the money spent most likely on welfare and healthcare for the Illegal Immigrants and their children they hired!
Send the illegal Aliens home and site the company for labor violations!
F**k You! the U.S. wouldn’t run without us here!! Dumbass open your eyes
Zing the company for its gross labor violations and offer the workers that were found to be undocumented a pathway to citizenship or amnesty as a gesture towards human rights.
And you guys think you are brain surgeons…Like we did not know that the whole law suite is a big citizenship prize!
Gabe, why don’t you worry about all the people that are being hung off bridges in Mexico…. Yeah, right they stayed home, they DO NOT MATTER!
Its all about screwing up this country, you already did a job on your own piece of the pie!
You belong in chains
What Gabriel said.
“he was spit on”…… said ACLU.
It is such a crap!
This Mexican exodus will preoccupy this country from dealing with real issues until one day something will go wrong and Mexicans will be placed into the concentration cams for their own protection as the Japanese were.
The company should be punished for their crimes.
But why should willing co-conspirators in those crimes and other crimes be rewarded?
The ACLU in this case is looking for gravy in their own plate.
How can you call workers willing co-conspirators in labor abuse crimes? They collaborated with the owner/management to work overtime without pay? LOL! The lawsuit is the very proof that they were unwilling…in other words, exploited.
I think it just fine for the workers to get amnesty or status of some sort as part of compensation for this unjust treatment.
The ACLU nothing but ambulance chasers!
Just ignore them and they might get a real job! It must really suck to go through years of school only to work for an Anti-American scam!
Tut, Tut!
Michelle Quinn: you’re ignorant, a bully, and a troll, among many other charming traits I’m sure. You’ll probably waste your time with a reply, but please know I won’t be back to read it. I believe in the old adage of never arguing with an idiot; they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. I just felt you deserved an outside perspective on your ridiculous comments and wish to encourage other people to call you out as well.
I am more Concerned Citizen than you are Mr. bloger!
Michelle Quinn is absolutely correct in most of her observations and consciousness.
It is you Concerned Citizen Mr. bloger who is total moron mongoloid here.
Most???? I am heartbroken!
🙂
“in the old adage of never arguing with an idiot;”
MQ says:
I believe even the dull and the ignorant should have their say. I am listening!
“believe in the old adage of never arguing with an idiot”
“and wish to encourage other people to call you out as well”
MQ Say:
You encourage OTHER people to “call me out” because you have neither the integrity or the balls to do it yourself!
Spoken like a true liberal!
So then, Mr/Mrs Anti-American ACLU member…. They are taking applications at Micky Dee’s!
You said you would not be back to read my reply… 🙂