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Opinion
Maybe
arrests are start for solving major problem
April
24, 2006
It’s
a start ..... maybe.
A few days ago, immigration agents
arrested seven executives and hundreds of employees of a
manufacturer of crates and pallets as part of a government
crackdown on employers of illegal workers.
The raids
covered offices in nine states. It was the result of a
yearlong criminal investigation, law enforcement officials
said. The nearest places where raids were conducted were
Greenville, and Charleston, and Charlotte, N. C.
So,
contrary to what some might think, some things are being done
to help solve the problem with illegal immigration.
Considering the results, and the time it took to investigate,
it’s a good thing we didn’t hear about it while the
investigation was going on and until arrests were made. That
could have blown it.
THIS PARTICULAR
SITUATION will not be concluded until trials are
held.
Nevertheless, it’s a step in the right direction. It
offers hope of solving a problem that has been getting more
complex as the debate goes on, among the American people and
members of Congress.
Maybe this is just one of many
investigations going on as part of a major crackdown effort.
If not, it should be.
Keep the pressure on. The way it
looks, there’s no shortage of work to be done before the
problem is retarded, let along eliminated.
Unless everyone
involved is convinced that the price for getting caught is
high, and that they’ll have to pay, the situation is not
likely to get any better. In fact, it surely will get worse.
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