A southwest Idaho county filed a racketeering lawsuit against agricultural companies accused of hiring illegal immigrants - an attempt to recoup money the county says it has spent on the workers.
The lawsuit by Canyon County commissioners alleges four agricultural companies and a nonprofit have taken part in an "illegal immigrant hiring scheme," and that the county has paid the cost of medical care, jails and schools.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday claims the companies violated the federal Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act, which allows winning plaintiffs to receive triple damages...
Immigration2005b · Thu, 07/28/2005 - 12:58 · · Importance: 1
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Comments
If an organization consistently breaks the law, harboring illegal aliens, and throwing the net public subsidy of these criminals on to the local governments, there should indeed be a means of collecting damages from them. Not only employers, but building owners who rent to them, should be subject to prohibitive fines.
Posted by: John S Bolton at Jul 29, 2005 2:45 PM