Emporia, KS was embroiled in the Somali refugee issue for months (see our whole category here), now comes news that workers brought in to do welding and other work on the construction of an energy plant may have been here illegally. One hundred Filipino workers have headed who knows where, to a town near you maybe, after the whistle was blown. Hat tip: Bluelitespecial.
I guess some cities just can’t get a break!
This brings to mind a point I’ll make in the next post too. I cringe now when I hear people say, I’m fine with legal immigration it’s the illegal that I have a problem with. Bottomline, all immigration needs to be reformed in the United States. Ostensibly these workers were here legally, until someone thought to check it out. If we have a shortage of welders in the US, why aren’t we making a push to get more young people into welding and pay them well?
Check out the latest from Emporia here.
This story reminds me of the 100 Nepalese workers missing in Alabama last winter. I wonder if they were ever found?