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Summary

Uline, owned by Trump donors Liz and Dick Uihlein, allegedly uses Mexican workers on tourist and B1 visas to staff U.S. warehouses, according to a Guardian investigation. Experts say this practice is likely illegal.

The workers perform regular warehouse tasks, not training, and are paid less than U.S. counterparts.

Despite supporting Trump’s anti-immigration policies, the Uihleins profit from exploiting immigrant labor, underscoring hypocrisy.

Immigration advocates criticize the program as labor exploitation that undermines wages for all workers.

Uline and the Uihleins declined to comment on the allegations.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Experts say this practice is likely illegal"

Um, it is definitely illegal. Employers are required to obtain proof of eligibility from new hires. You cannot work on a tourist visa so if you employ such workers you are in violation of the law.

But of course these Trumpists will never be punished, it's much easier to destroy the workers lives. If the Republicans were serious about tackling illegal immigration they would enforce the law on employers by levying heavy punitive fines for violations. It would be a lot cheaper than mass deportation.

But then we would have to reform immigration to allow for legal entry to meet labor needs and businesses want cheap labor here illegally so they can be abused.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How do I get a job as an Expert?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In this admin? Just call yourself an expert Trump doesn't know the difference.

[–] skulblaka 2 points 2 days ago

As long as you have absolutely zero qualifying qualities and aren't expecting to get paid, he'll hire you for anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Of course they did and they will continue to do so. I've reached the point where I hope Mango Fucking Mussolini deports every single illegal immigrant, including their US born children, to watch prices rise and the aftermath will be shit hitting a fan.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Uline is Maga? Fuck, now I gotta find another brand warehouse supplies.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're pretty well known as massive maga funders

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

TIL thanks.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They don't want them gone they want them undocumented.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Workers are easier to abuse if ICE is your enforcer

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

They want them nameless and in a concentration camp, so they are just numbers working for free

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

And after the break, a hard-hitting expose' on the wetness of water. Back to you, Bob.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Hypocrisy is their superpower.

Same in construction. Same in meatpacking. Same in agriculture.

They support trump's policies to terrorize their own workforces.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, fuck U-line. Never recommending them again

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

"see I told you there are illegals takin' your jerbs"