Iowa Kosher Meat Factory Raid

I just saw some coverage of this immigration raid. The town says it lost a third or more of its residents. To replace the workers, the factory even tried busing in homeless people from Texas. The thing is, the reports from inside this plant depict it as filthy, in major violation of many many standards and laws.

The raid does little to rally people against illegal immigrant work, but it does certainly paint a sordid picture of exploitive dirty American plant owners, exploiting voiceless labor to the fullest. This would be the norm in America without labor laws. This is why such business owners drool in lust over illegal immigrant labor.

They can't exploit American labor forces, well, maybe they can the homeless, so they hire illegals because these plant owners are criminal pigs themselves, looking for a labor force they can exploit.

Sexual harrassment and exploitation, wage violations and child labor law violations are just some of the allegations against the owners of this Kosher meat plant. A pastor was describing frequent trips he took with children from there to the doctor, who had cuts. There is a child missing three fingers, another missing a hand.

I would hope the owners of this plant go to jail and do some major time, for being ruthless and evil. Not to mention endangering public health if this plant is indeed as filthy as described.

I suppose this does make a case for keeping out illegal workers. We Americans are just not morally sound enough not to exploit them, in my opinion. For their safety, they should seek other borders to cross to reach their dreams. Or better yet, create a land of opportunity and honesty out of their homeland. Of course, their homeland is corrupt also and run by drug gangs and complicit politicians and police. Boy. Aren't Kosher meat plants usually owned by Fundamentalist Jews? I thought those folks were so religious. For gosh sakes.