Reply #2: Start developing a game plan, just in case

[MADem]

Are you in one of those right to work states, or do you actually have laws on the books to protect workers where you live? Find out what constitutes unfair termination.

I don't think you are being paranoid at all. When they lie to you, as they did about your computer access, it's for a reason.

Do you have enough time in to collect unemployment? If so, start looking at the requirements for signing up for it. It's always a while before you get a check.

If you want to be a total asshole, turn them in for the undocumented, under the table workers. If you have any paperwork on that, grab it, copy it, keep it. Ya never know when that stuff comes in handy...