We have some more worker exploitation news, and this one is a doozy. Che Garibaldi Inc., operator of Taqueria Garibaldi, brought in a ‘priest’ for employees during work hours. This ‘priest’ would hear confessions and encourage employees to “get the sins out.” He seemed very focused on getting out the real seven deadly sins–namely whether … Continued

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The rate of visitors to the United States overstaying their visas doubled in 2022, according to newly-released government data. We’ve updated our graphic. By the Numbers Breakdown: 2.1 million migrants have been released (Jan. 2021-March 2023) after crossing the border illegally. Total releases are almost certainly higher, but until the government releases the full data, … Continued

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Cognizant Technology Solutions, an IT consulting and business process outsourcing company, is being sued by American workers in a class action lawsuit that alleges they have a bias in “benching” Americans for South Asian H-1B replacements, primarily from India. Cognizant also recently reached a settlement with shareholders for $95 million in a lawsuit over bribes … Continued

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Population growth has its downsides… …at least in Idaho, where The New York Times reports “the population and living costs have surged in recent years.” The surge of people moving in from California and elsewhere has “put new demands on health care, education, and transportation.” NumbersUSA is currently working on a study of urban sprawl … Continued

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If it was not clear yet, the H-2A program is having a slavery moment. First Pick Farms LLC is accused of trafficking foreign workers to their Michigan blueberry farm and using threats of force to coerce them to work. The foreign workers were brought to the United States to work in North Carolina. One night, … Continued

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tweeting openly about how important it is to hire foreign workers to take Ohio jobs. He’s doing so while hailing a think tank’s report pitching state-based visa programs. This report, from The Buckeye Institute, is 42 pages long, but in reading it you won’t find any mentions of labor exploitation … Continued

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Kia is attempting to get a class action lawsuit tossed that alleges visa fraud and exploitation of workers in the little-known TN visa category. The accusations tell a common story in a rarely discussed visa category that was first created in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When President Trump renegotiated that agreement, his … Continued

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Proposals to accommodate the worst border crisis America has ever witnessed belong in the realm of science fiction, in a world where limits don’t exist. In reality, the lesson of limits is all around us. Groundwater can take thousands of years to replenish, and Arizona is running out of it. The New York Times reports … Continued

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CNN published a piece that illustrates the absurdity of the immigration debate in this country. It espouses a common theme where expanding immigration into the United States is a cure-all solution to whatever may be ailing the country at that particular moment. According to CNN, mass immigration can solve the supposed labor shortage along with … Continued

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