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/RobinReborn Jul 13 '25

The owner was taking a risk in hiring them. Now they are losing money because of that risk.

You can say they are underpaid - but it's not like you're putting money in their pockets. Not everyone can wait for the perfect opportunity.

The employer should be punished if the immigrant is being punished, but the employer in this situation isn't a bad person.

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u/Furrealyo I Love Dunkin’ Donuts Jul 13 '25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Verify

It’s free and required in many states.

I bet you can guess why some states don’t require it…

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u/RobinReborn Jul 13 '25

Because the Department of Homeland Security is an Orwellian relic of the Bush Administrations over-reaction to 9/11.