Illegal Immigrants Sue Wendy’s
A group of illegal immigrants who worked for Wendy’s International Inc. is suing the restaurant chain because the company fired them after discovering it had missed a deadline for joining a federal program that would have helped them attain legal status.
Between the two lawsuits, 40 illegal immigrants say they were fired after the company recently found that Boyar & Miller, the law firm Wendy’s had hired, never filed paperwork for a 2001 legalization program that allowed immigrants with employer sponsorship or an American spouse to apply for citizenship.
Once the discovery was made, Wendy’s was forced by law to fire the employees because of their illegal status. Immigrants in the program would have been insulated from being fired.Olivares said he was risking deportation to speak up for himself and his former co-workers. He said he has not looked for other work because he’s afraid of being caught by the authorities.
“I’m not safe anymore,” said Olivares, who has been in the country 14 years
I’ve got news for you. Follow the laws when y ou come to this country and you won’t have this kind of problem.
What I don’t understand is that the illegals must have identified themselves as illegals in their court filing. Why haven’t they been deported?
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