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Immigration Raid in Greeley, CO
Since only earlier this afternoon, American mainstream networks have been reporting that there are hundreds of undocumented immigrants raided from six different meat packing plants that belong to a company named Swift, but the exact numbers of people raided were not given. The Feds say there was a one year long investigation operation on immigration violations, which included stolen or made up identification documents, such as social security numbers. The news is currently developing, but it is not repeated with much frequency any longer.
December 12, 2006
Since only earlier this afternoon, American mainstream networks have been reporting that there are hundreds of undocumented immigrants raided from six different meat packing plants that belong to a company named Swift, but the exact numbers of people raided were not given. The Feds say there was a one year long investigation operation on immigration violations, which included stolen or made up identification documents, such as social security numbers. The news is currently developing, but it is not repeated with much frequency any longer. Some of the states included Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnessota, and one more.
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Sketchy details of an ongoing immigration raid at the Monfort plant in Greeley.
From initial emails:
ICE has the Monfort company in Greeley surrounded. They apparently have
three buses there and are not letting anyone in or out and arresting people
as they show up for work.
Latinos Unidos has asked US citizens to go there to protest and bring
signs, etc. It would also be good to get some observers to witness the
certain violations of people's civil rights.
I honestly cannot believe that they would do this two weeks before the
holidays. I am picturing all of these children getting off the schoolbus
with no one to pick them up, while their house sits empty decorated with
lights and trees and presents they will never open. Sick. Completely and
absolutely disgusting.
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Fuerza Latina has a help line available to families of
people picked up by ICE. We have bi-lingual volunteers that will help locate
family member and get info about bonds, attorneys, etc. We also collect info
about the way police and ICE are treating people.
The number is 970-472-1501. Caller should leave a message and volunteer
will return their call.
fuerzalatinaco (at) yahoo.com
Since only earlier this afternoon, American mainstream networks have been reporting that there are hundreds of undocumented immigrants raided from six different meat packing plants that belong to a company named Swift, but the exact numbers of people raided were not given. The Feds say there was a one year long investigation operation on immigration violations, which included stolen or made up identification documents, such as social security numbers. The news is currently developing, but it is not repeated with much frequency any longer. Some of the states included Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnessota, and one more.
-----------------------------
Sketchy details of an ongoing immigration raid at the Monfort plant in Greeley.
From initial emails:
ICE has the Monfort company in Greeley surrounded. They apparently have
three buses there and are not letting anyone in or out and arresting people
as they show up for work.
Latinos Unidos has asked US citizens to go there to protest and bring
signs, etc. It would also be good to get some observers to witness the
certain violations of people's civil rights.
I honestly cannot believe that they would do this two weeks before the
holidays. I am picturing all of these children getting off the schoolbus
with no one to pick them up, while their house sits empty decorated with
lights and trees and presents they will never open. Sick. Completely and
absolutely disgusting.
---------------
Fuerza Latina has a help line available to families of
people picked up by ICE. We have bi-lingual volunteers that will help locate
family member and get info about bonds, attorneys, etc. We also collect info
about the way police and ICE are treating people.
The number is 970-472-1501. Caller should leave a message and volunteer
will return their call.
fuerzalatinaco (at) yahoo.com
For more information:
http://colorado.indymedia.org/newswire/dis...
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Another article at the Colorado site has good photos and more on these raids at http://colorado.indymedia.org/newswire/display/17067/index.php
The question must be asked, why? After all, Swift is one of the major meatpacking companies. The answer must be to stop union organizing. All of the meatpacking plants were closed on May Day due to the immigrant labor strike against the Sensenbrenner bill. The Money Season is a big meat eating season and such a raid hinders profits for the short term. This is speculation but there is no other reasonable explanation. They cannot claim to be starting to deport 12 million undocumented immigrants as that is not feasible. They cannot claim to be opening jobs to unemployed citizens as these jobs are too few and too far removed from the big cities where most of the workingclass lives. They cannot claim to be trying to bolster Bush's approval ratings as this does not change the fact that the US is still sitting on Iraqi oil fields with no intention of leaving until the oil has been stolen by the US oil companies, and the US economy is sinking with the bursting of the housing bubble, decline of the US dollar and negative savings rate, guaranteeing an ever lower presidential approval rating.
The question must be asked, why? After all, Swift is one of the major meatpacking companies. The answer must be to stop union organizing. All of the meatpacking plants were closed on May Day due to the immigrant labor strike against the Sensenbrenner bill. The Money Season is a big meat eating season and such a raid hinders profits for the short term. This is speculation but there is no other reasonable explanation. They cannot claim to be starting to deport 12 million undocumented immigrants as that is not feasible. They cannot claim to be opening jobs to unemployed citizens as these jobs are too few and too far removed from the big cities where most of the workingclass lives. They cannot claim to be trying to bolster Bush's approval ratings as this does not change the fact that the US is still sitting on Iraqi oil fields with no intention of leaving until the oil has been stolen by the US oil companies, and the US economy is sinking with the bursting of the housing bubble, decline of the US dollar and negative savings rate, guaranteeing an ever lower presidential approval rating.
For more information:
http://colorado.indymedia.org/newswire/dis...
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