Union: Immigration Agents Hurt Workers

UPI reports that: A union representing janitors says U.S. immigration enforcement helps the worst employers by forcing undocumented workers into the underground economy. Javier Morillo, president of Local 26 of the Service Employees International Union, points to Harvard Maintenance, where half the company's workforce in the Minneapolis area could be fired, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday. He said about 240 people lacking proof they are in the country legally are likely to lose their jobs in the next few weeks. "Almost systematically, the federal government has become an employment agency for the worst employers, pushing hardworking people into the underground economy where they face exploitation by bad-actor corporations," Morillo said.