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The title is crafted so salaciously as to make victims of the real criminals: SMB owners deliberately hiring illegal immigrants because they are easily exploita
by ericfrenkiel 8y ago
The title is crafted so salaciously as to make victims of the real criminals: SMB owners deliberately hiring illegal immigrants because they are easily exploitable. Some of the franchisees were literally stealing money from their hires. I don’t see why we should be lamenting people who abuse and prey on others because of their immigration status.
- jnbiche 8y agoThat's not primarily what the article is investigating. The article is pointing out 7-Eleven's alleged use of ICE and Homeland Security to target those franchisees who criticized or filed lawsuits against the corporation.
- lostmsu 8y agoYet, there're no proofs in the article, that raids and criticism are related in any way.
- camgunz 8y ago> One goal was to build cases to terminate franchise agreements, according to former employees interviewed by Bloomberg and lawsuits filed across the U.S. The tactics could be aggressive. In a 2014 lawsuit, Adnan Khan, a leader of 7-Eleven franchisees in California, alleged that a company investigator followed him for months in an unmarked car and at one point hit and injured him with the vehicle. 7-Eleven settled the suit. I mean, articles don't have burdens of proof so to speak, but it's not like they did _no_ research.
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- arthurofbabylon 8y agoYou could read this article (and its title) several ways. I read it as an exposée on abusive practices throughout the hierarchy, sans lament.