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July 17, 2008

Citizens Should Go After Employers of Illegals Directly

 

 

Another food preparation nightmare: greedy business owners using illegal aliens with no real accountability preparing food for thousands of customers in several restaurants.

 

And the kicker: not only has the employer displayed blatant disregard for its customers’ health, it also contributed to the fastest growing crime in the U.S. today: identity theft. so sure, these businesses should be criminally punished with fines for knowingly hiring illegals, as was Mack Associates inc. most recently; however, it seems pragmatic such employers also be prosecuted with jail terms, but not just for knowingly hiring illegals, but as organized criminals with stiffer sentences for helping illegals obtain identities belonging to other people, or in the very least helping in creating a climate in which such costly crimes across the country are clearly being encouraged.

 

But there's more to be done to create a climate of adherence to the law, and that rests with you and me, the affected customer: In the case of Mack Associates, a customer who has visited one of the McDonald's restaurants affected by this fine should sue Mack Associates inc. for putting them at risk by hiring illegal aliens whose identities could not be verified. Such employees with unverified identities could have much more easily been dangerous criminals wanted by authorities as well as already being demonstrated as unscrupulous by evading immigration laws and thus likely to evade the consequences of any dangerous practices engaged in by these employees, to say nothing of being able to do so due to the very nature of their identity and immigration status. Additionally, since illegal aliens generally are forced to work unusual hours at lower pay, such employees are more prone to making dangerous errors on the job, posing further risk to customers. Finally, any communication barriers due to lack of English proficiency could lead to catastrophic accidents on the job, which in turn could put customers at risk, to say nothing of daily miscommunication that could decrease the health and safety of customers in a highly sensitive food preparation business, particularly noteworthy in light of recent news regarding food poisoning resulting from improper food preparation. Mack Associates seems to have had an egregious disregard for the health and safety of its customers and, such a customer could contend, not only was negligent, but malicious in that disregard. If the latter is provable, such a customer should seek the highest possible punitive damages, thus leaving a lasting impression on Mach Associates and similar companies. You would then see incentive for insurers to begin pressuring businesses to ensure their employees are legal, thus reducing the liability vector.

 

Of course, this is just my opinion as a lay person, but the move seems so glaringly obvious as the right move to make. Such businesses need to know that they’ll not just get a slap on the wrist for putting Americans in danger, they will face the fierce wrath of Americans who will be more than happy to take a big messy chunk out of these greedy business owners’ hides.

 

 

Posted by Martin at July 17, 2008 10:29 AM

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