The country is still buzzing about the ICE raids of several swift meat packing plants that netted 1200 suspected illegals.  Read about it here.

Well in an interesting twist, the companies claims that it did not deliberately hire illegals is being challenged by former workers who claim Swift not only knew, but favored the illegal workers in a deliberate attempt to lower wage costs.

Legal Immigrants Accuse Company of Favoring Illegals to Depress Wages

Eighteen former employees who worked at Swift & Co. have filed a $23 million lawsuit alleging that the meat packing company conspired to manipulate and depress the labor market and wages by hiring illegal immigrants. Earlier this week federal immigration officers raided six Swift production facilities in six states, arresting nearly 1,300 people in what is believed to be the nation's largest-ever workplace raid on illegal workers.

H/T Hot Air

Just read The Hill's Congress Blog and a post by Service Employees International Union Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger decrying the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Swift.  Equating the raid to, being "harassed on the job, herded around by armed federal agents, and detained miles away from their homes and families without representation just for showing up to work" and "the use of unnecessary force, intimidation, and fear tactics against hardworking, taxpaying immigrants that will only make our problems worse."  Okay, Anna, quick question - have you ever had identity theft happen to you or a relative?  Top reason why ID theft happens - to support illegal immigration.