Illegal Aliens SUE to Get Jobs!

Since 10-12-06

From: Stephen Frank [mailto:stephenfrank@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:24 PM
Subject: Illegal Aliens SUE to Get Jobs!

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No polite word comes to mind when I read this story.  Illegal aliens are complaining that their employers (who illegally hired them) are to blame for them not having proper paperwork to stay in this country.  Note, that once again, illegal aliens refuse to take responsibility for their own actions!  They sneak into our nation, use phony ID's, drive illegally, crowd our schools and health care facilities, then they use our courts to complain a corporation won't help them.

My belief is that those that filed the lawsuit admitted they are in the country illegally.  Now that they announced who they are and where they work, and that they know they have no right to be in Houston or anyplace else within our borders, why hasn't the government taken action?  Since Wendy's is now known to have hired illegal aliens, why hasn't legal action been taken against the corporation and the individuals that broke the law?  Is it any wonder these folks believe they can get away with ignoring the law, since the government won't enforce the law.  It is time for action against the government agency and officials for malfeasance in office.  If they are unwilling to do the job they were hired for, it is time for them to leave or be fired.

What is really shocking is that an illegal alien, who brought the lawsuit is concerned that he is no longer safe!  Just because we know who he is, he now feels "unsafe".  Why, because now our government is going to be forced to enforce the law--if so, he shouldn't worry. 

Why should any citizen obey the Rule of Law when lawbreakers get to sue to further break the law?  This is an upside down world.

What do you think, should the illegal aliens be allowed to sue to get jobs in the United States?  Write your thoughts directly on the web site at http://www.capoliticalnews.com/discuss.php?id=763

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Illegal Immigrants Sue Wendy's
By RASHA MADKOUR
Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) -- A group of illegal immigrants who worked for Wendy's International Inc. is suing the restaurant chain because the company fired them after discovering it had missed a deadline for joining a federal program that would have helped them attain legal status.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in state district court in Houston, is a companion to a similar class-action suit filed last month in Dallas against Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's, its subsidiary Cafe Express and the Houston-based business law firm Boyar & Miller.

The immigrants, who worked for Cafe Express, are seeking unspecified damages.

Between the two lawsuits, 40 illegal immigrants say they were fired after the company recently found that Boyar & Miller, the law firm Wendy's had hired, never filed paperwork for a 2001 legalization program that allowed immigrants with employer sponsorship or an American spouse to apply for citizenship.       

Once the discovery was made, Wendy's was forced by law to fire the employees because of their illegal status. Immigrants in the program would have been insulated from being fired.

"I put all my hope and faith in this company," said Daniel Olivares, who worked for Cafe Express for nine years before being fired in September. "It was devastating news for me and my family."

Wendy's spokesman Bob Bertini called it an "extremely unfortunate situation" due to "the mistakes made by others" that began before his company acquired Cafe Express.

Both entities "had no idea these applications were not filed on time until late this summer," Bertini said. "Unfortunately, our hands are tied."

Bertini said Boyar & Miller, which no longer represents the company, was supposed to file the paperwork on time. The firm did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Wendy's and Cafe Express say the number of immigrants affected statewide is 22 - 16 who were fired, and six who left on their own after hearing the news.

But attorneys for the immigrants estimate that the number is closer to 100, even though only 40 are named in the suits.

"A surgeon leaving a scalpel inside of someone is a direct analogy to missing a filing deadline - you don't do it as a lawyer," said Stanley Broome, whose Dallas-area law firm, Howie, Broome & Bobo, is representing the immigrants.

Attorneys for Olivares said the company deducted $25 from his weekly paycheck of $313.20 for 4 1/2 years to cover legal fees associated with the program. With the rest of his paycheck, Olivares said he helped support his sister, her two daughters and his ill mother in Mexico City.

Olivares said he was risking deportation to speak up for himself and his former co-workers. He said he has not looked for other work because he's afraid of being caught by the authorities.

"I'm not safe anymore," said Olivares, who has been in the country 14 years.

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