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factory tension between union and immigrants

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Factory had tension between union, immigrants By HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 27, 8:47 PM ET LAUREL, Miss. - Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions.

Friction between the union and immigrant workers, along with a tipoff at an electrical manufacturing plant, boiled over this week into the biggest workplace immigration raid in the nation's history.

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I am glad that this happened. I would be applauding too. And people say that the illegals DON'T take away jobs that we AMERICANS wouldn't do. Explain the following then.

On Wednesday, hundreds of people lined up outside the plant to apply for jobs as news of the raid spread. A billboard had gone up last week, before the raid, saying the company was hiring.

"I need a job and got kids. I heard that they need some help now," said Willie Keys, 20, who applied Wednesday. "All them Mexicans got fired because they didn't have a pass ... All these businesses have been taking Americans' jobs."

I know this sounds hateful but get rid of all the illegals and send them back home. Our own people are suffering.

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