Two Thirds Of Employees In Factory Detained On Immigration Charges

About two-thirds of the 500 employees working at leather maker Michael Bianco Inc in New Bedford, Massachusetts, were detained on Tuesday by immigration officials for possible deportation as illegal immigrants. Most of the employees were women and, as a result, about 100 children were left with babysitters or caretakers.

The company, called a sweatshop by authorities, has a $91 million military contract to make backpacks & safety vests.

The owner of the company, Francesco Insolia, 50, and three managers were arrested as well.

Investigators said the illegal workers faced onerous fines at the factory - $20 for talking while working or spending more than two minutes in the bathroom.
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Welcome to President Bush's "jobs Americans won't do."

Multiple problems with this. Here we have a company abusing laborers as if it was 1910. The company is also saving big bucks by using under-paid, no-benefits workers - it has a big edge on bidding for contracts. 300 of 500 employees may be illegals? Good grief. Then there are the illegals themselves. 100 children? All anchor babies - children with American citizenship, but illegal parents. We're sure your tax dollars are going to support them.

Bush & Congress need to get serious & close the sieve of a border. They need to come down hard on employers like the ilk above with prison terms & fines. When illegals can't get jobs, they will be less eager to come here. And maybe companies will be forced to hire Americans at decent wages. But Bush & Congress have no desire to do this. So we will have more "jobs American won't do" & more anchor babies supported by taxpayers.