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sponsorship
There was always something transparently cynical about Obama’s lofty
promise to “go after employers” instead of undocumented workers
themselves, as if making it impossible for immigrants to find decent
jobs were something other than persecution. But why, in the search for
someone of whom to make an example, would the Obama administration
decide on American Apparel? If you’re trying to convince us
that you’re “protecting immigrants from exploitation,” wouldn’t it be
more intelligent to go after a place that doesn’t specifically market
itself as a socially conscious “anti-sweatshop”?
A place that doesn’t provide healthcare benefits and pay well over
minimum wage? Or offer free English classes? Why not, I don't know,
find a factory that doesn't provide its workers with free bikes and
on-site bike mechanics? There are plenty of sketchy, example-ready
slaughterhouses here in the Midwest, and you can bet they don’t provide
their undocumented workers with in-factory massages....(Read more in DoubleX.)
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