Undocumented workers have rights too
Just because they are not here in this country legally does not mean they can be treated in a sub-human way.
Two undocumented workers from Mexico and one from Ecuador have reached court settlements in recent weeks for a total of $3.85 million in damages for New York construction-site accidents, an attorney for the men announced Wednesday.
"All three cases involve construction and terribly unsafe working conditions," the attorney, Brian O’Dwyer, said in a news conference. "We’re here today to re-emphasize — as we have in the past — to the Latino community and all undocumented workers that they have the same rights once they’re on the job as any New York citizen."
I urge people to read David Bacon’s great book Illegal People to see why real reform is needed.
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