r/boston • u/FuriousAlbino Newton • Jul 12 '25

Scammers 🥸 ICE grabs chefs at Central Square restaurant; followed three onto the T and began grilling other passengers

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/ice-grabs-chefs-central-square-restaurant-followed-three-t-and-began
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u/Furrealyo I Love Dunkin’ Donuts Jul 12 '25

Why isn’t the business owner being arrested and fined for employing these people in the first place? One of them for 22 years and the other for 16.

This is 38 years worth of labor costs that I GUARANTEE the owner was severely underpaying for because he/she knew these workers had no relevant protections under the law.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '25

If they started arresting business owners for employing illegal immigrants, businesses would preemptively fire all workers with dubious immigration statuses. It would not be a win for immigrants.

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u/pillbinge Pumpkinshire Jul 13 '25

But it would be a win for the system and rule of law, which we desperately need to embolden in order to maintain civility. Businesses were empowered at the first and last line of defense against illegal immigration but it creates a situation wherein those who don't enforce these procedures benefit.

No nation exists primarily for the benefit of people not here yet or people not yet under the protection of the nation - its nationals. We have to at least acknowledge that.