This is a story about human trafficking and forced labor (which some might call slavery). But reading the article, it strikes me how many times the word "illegal" is used when referencing the victims.
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Can’t get raped if you’re undocumented. /s/s
It needs to be fair and balanced you see. All parties are equally at fault.
Yeah if they had a work permit I guess the slavery would be ok 🤷♂️
As much as I hate US employers engaging in such practices, the article starts with "Federal agents raided four East Valley locations" and suddenly I'm not sure anymore that this is good news.
I live nowhere near Arizona, but I have some personal experience with something kind of similar. A local minority franchise owner had hired most of his cook staff from various South American countries all of them undocumented and basically none of them spoke any English. They were all cook staff and lived in a motel down by the river. He would buss them to work every morning and back every night.
When authorities got wind, it's basically what he was charged with. Trafficking etc. The irony is that he wasn't getting rich doing it. The guy himself worked his ass off every day. And the biggest crime is that his worker's weren't allowed to be here legally. They all got deported and I think he went "back home" as well. And the community was poorer for it.
I'm all for ending slavery and similar conditions. But that's coming down from the top. Often these undocumented want to be here so bad they will go through things most Americans couldn't imagine or appreciate. And they deserve better than they get for sure.
I remember seeing ads from Sakura Sushi supporting Trump or some other AZ Republican candidate on bus stops. It was years ago, and I may be wrong, but it stuck in my head. An anime girl illustration supporting Republicans just seemed off somehow.
When the wealthy move to Arizona, it's often because they want to do illegal shit. That's not always the case ofc (plenty of tired, hopeful retirees were flocking there when I was in the area), but it's definitely a known element among shadier/shady adjacent locals.
If your goal is to do some wild shit where no one is watching, you can choose a lot worse than the Sonaran or Mojave.
i know. let's let them run for governor.
Brandy Forman, who lives next door to one of the houses in Tempe, said she knew something was wrong.
lol. BRANDY wanted to talk to the manager.