From today’s NYTimes:
“I don’t doubt for a moment that you are good, hard-working people who have done what you did to help your families. Unfortunately for you, you committed a violation of federal law.”
MARK W. BENNETT, a federal judge, to illegal immigrants sentenced to prison terms in Iowa.
I haven’t read the story but here’s what I would like to see reported:
- Who the employers were
- What industries benefited (if it’s not obvious)
- How long they were here
- How much in remittances they sent back home
- How much tax they paid
- What federal policies/market forces led to a need for these people to be here illegally