Apparently, Swift is not the only company under fire for hiring illegal aliens.  According to Ruben Navarrette, "Christmas came early for those of us who believe that the only honest way to combat illegal immigration is to bring criminal charges against the employers who hire illegal immigrants" because "Golden State Fence Co., a Southern California-based company that has built fences on the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants" "pled guilty in U.S. District Court to knowingly hiring illegal immigrants in violation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act."

Sadly, the US Army is part of this scandal.  A PDF letter (I have saved in case of deletion) from Fort Irwin serves as a letter of reference on the Gold State Fence corporate website.  The letter claims Golden State Fence is "ethically sound".

"Ethically sound"? NPR reports that,