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"I'm Thinking I'm 100% Legal." Then ICE Raided His Company.

2025/6/26
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Gary Rohwer: 我一直认为我的公司完全合法,因为我们使用了政府的E-Verify系统来验证员工的身份。然而,ICE的突袭让我感到震惊和困惑。我亲眼目睹了我的员工,许多是孩子的母亲,被戴上手铐带走,这让我非常难过。我一直依赖E-Verify系统来确保员工的合法性,但这次突袭表明该系统存在缺陷,未能识别出使用虚假身份的工人。我对政府感到失望,因为他们一方面要求我们使用E-Verify,另一方面又突袭我们的工厂,逮捕那些系统未能识别出的工人。更令人沮丧的是,政府似乎不了解肉类加工行业的特殊性,美国本地人不愿意从事这项艰苦的工作,我们需要移民劳工来填补这些职位。如果为了吸引美国人而大幅提高工资,将会导致肉类价格飞涨,对消费者造成灾难性的影响。现在,我感到非常困惑和不确定,不知道未来会发生什么,也不知道该如何应对政府不断变化的政策。

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Glen Valley Foods, owned by Gary Rohrer, experienced a raid by ICE agents. The raid resulted in the arrest of 75 employees, causing significant disruption to the company's operations. The incident highlights the challenges faced by businesses relying on immigrant labor and utilizing the E-Verify system.
  • ICE raid at Glen Valley Foods
  • 75 employees arrested
  • Disruption to operations
  • Use of E-Verify system

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Gary Rohwer owns Glenn Valley Foods and lends his name to the company’s signature product: Gary’s QuickSteaks. He says he built his business with the help of mostly immigrant workers, whose legal status he says his company vetted using the government’s E-Verify System. This month, his plant was raided by ICE). He speaks with Annie Minoff) about what happened, his industry) and what’s next for his company. 

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