RICO Laws Becoming the Last Resort of American Workers <snip>
The lead attorney in the lawsuit, Howard Foster of Chicago, has successfully used the RICO laws against employers in other parts of the country who have engaged in the practice of knowingly hiring illegal aliens. Foster is joined in this case by several prominent Georgia-based lawyers.
“The widespread employment of illegal aliens all across the United States is costing millions of Americans employment opportunities and robbing them of countless billions of dollars in lost wages. That constitutes a criminal conspiracy intended to cause economic harm to American workers,” said Stein. “Every politician in America, regardless of party affiliation, claims to be the friend of the American working man and woman, and an advocate of better jobs and wages. Yet both parties routinely turn a blind eye to massive illegal immigration and its impact on workers in this country.”
In 2002, a mere 13 employers were fined by the federal government for employing illegal aliens. “When an employer is more likely to win the state lottery than be punished for hiring illegal workers, there is no meaningful deterrent to this practice and the only recourse for American workers is through the courts.”
If the court finds in favor of the plaintiffs, Mohawk may be liable for treble damages under RICO. “Sadly, the case against Mohawk represents only the tip of the iceberg, but this case and those already prosecuted on behalf of workers in other states, employers may have to think twice before they knowingly undercut the wage of American workers by hiring illegal immigrants. When employers fear that they have more to lose in a potential lawsuit than they have to gain by employing illegal workers, this practice that hugely damages American workers may begin to abate,” said Stein.
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