r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Ashish_ank What the Fuck • 22h ago
watch this Car dealer calls ICE on workers after they finish the job—so he won't have to pay them. Then block their cars so they can't leave. "He just told me he called ICE because he didn't want to pay us," man says. "We worked 11 hours and then just when we were done they started with their nonsense."
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Car dealer calls ICE on workers after they finish the job—so he won't have to pay them.
Then block their cars so they can't leave.
"He just told me he called ICE because he didn't want to pay us," man says.
"We worked 11 hours and then just when we were done they started with their nonsense."
"He literally told us he doesn't want to pay us."
Incident occurred at the G Motors used-car lot in Tomball, Texas.
Ester Avila doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
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u/Brammmy 21h ago
Sounds like he’s playing from Trump’s playbook. Hire people to do work and then stiff them in anyway you can when the work is done.
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u/Person_Apple 21h ago
The Atlantic City Method!
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u/jsax1978 20h ago
Exactly where my hate for him started. All of my older family members are from A.C. born and raised. They were all dealers, kitchen personnel or in some way employees of his at his casinos. When he did that crap he put not just my family but a lot of good people in a bad spot.
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u/Person_Apple 19h ago
It always baffled me. People were saying how we needed a good business mind to fix the country so they elected.. the dude who's casino bankrupt an entire town with incredibly shady and illegal tactics??
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u/jackaroo1344 19h ago
Oh yeah well Fox News didn't tell me that so it can't possibly be true
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u/jochyg 16h ago
Asmongold didn't tell me that so it can't be true
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u/jackaroo1344 16h ago
Idk what that is but ok
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u/AwarenessJumpy7395 5h ago
Rage baiting, tRump a$$‐wiping, bigoted, misogynist, xenophobic, propaganda speeding, right-wing blogger (I'm sure I left lots out but I was getting sick at my stomach.)
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u/HotMango_6435 15h ago
Aw man that was too on the nose now he's upset, don't worry I got him
LET'S GET YOU BACK INTO YOUR CHAIR GRANDPA FOX NEWS IS ALMOST BACK ON
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u/PerfectCelebration73 19h ago
Are you surprised..... Sadly we have more idiots in this country then people with brains.
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u/Person_Apple 19h ago
I'm not surprised anymore. Just sad people who I thought were decent went full nightmare as soon as they thought it was finally acceptable to let their racist ignorant flags fly. I understood why people weren't happy with Democrats but the answer wasn't to go full Nazi in response.
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u/SquirrelFluffy 8h ago
Y'know I think that's always been there. The internet makes everything a panic though and everyone has a way to an audience.
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u/blacksaltriver 11h ago
Australia blocked him owing a casino due to his links to organised crime and Americans gave him control of their government. Just so bizarre. It’s not like his corruption was a secret.
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u/ComfortableGround403 8h ago
My bosses both voted for him. Cuz he was a savy business owner, the kind they inspired to be .When I pointed out his bankruptcy issues,they said "yeah, thats how he got his money. Duh"
They didnt care about his racist history. They are both black. They had to sell because they couldn't keep a pet shop running with profits.
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u/Hangry_Howie 17h ago
I'll never forget at the beginning of his first term, NPR interviewed a retired journalist from NJ whose beat was Casinos and Entertainment business. When Trump opened the Taj in fucking December, the guy rightly clocked that the casino would fail because its overhead couldn't keep up with the seasonal traffic. Trump sued him for YEARS and I think won or settled. When asked, the guy said "yeah, I voted for him".
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u/Realistic-Raisin2812 15h ago
I was in a bar in A.C. when he announced. Folks booed him on TV. Then we spent the next hour listening to contractors and workers in the bar talk about how they were screwed by trump.
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u/Q_S2 17h ago
He tried to screw the mob over too. He quickly straightened up from what I heard.
Sucks that happened to your family. Ive tried to warn these trump supporters who arent from the tri state area to be weary of Trump....
But here we are...
What really kills me are the people IN the tri state that are fully aware of his shenanegans over the years but love him anyway
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u/themargarineoferror 3h ago
I have a good friend who grew up in new york. And he has two trump stories- one wherein Trump sexually harrased his wife and got her fired from her job (he also blames him for her eventual relapse and death-the experience broke her) and the other when he hired a gay couple my friend knew for an interior design job, they finished on time and under-budget, he shorted them 80 grand and said "what are you gonna do f*****t?" Alot of NYC has stories like this.
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u/DrunkenHorse12 19h ago edited 18h ago
If they are contractors (probably are) then they are screwed, they are going to court for it and the fact theres a police car with dealership plates just parked outside the system is almost certainly stacked in that dealers favour which is why the dealer probably thought they could get away with this to begin with.
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u/Life-is-Fun-435 13h ago
Atlantic City that pedophile piece of shit did the same thing in New York.
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u/ImpressOk7701 7h ago
Beat me to it. Famous politician did this often when I was growing up in the 1980s. I asked my father to explain bankruptcy because I saw the name in the paper saying bankrupt but the name stayed on all the buildings. Still baffles the mind
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u/TheEndOfEverything0 21h ago
If you aren't fucking people over you are the one being fucked type mentality. Review bomb the business into closure
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u/phallic-baldwin 19h ago
They obviously don't remember the woman who hired a bunch of guys to put on a new roof and as soon as they finished, she called I.C.E. on them. She was charged with several counts of fraud for defrauding them
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u/Lotronex 16h ago
Pretty sure that was in like Maryland or a state that actually tries to protect workers. Not so sure how it will play out in Texas.
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u/Raiju_Blitz 16h ago
Don't worry, Greg Abbott will get right on to congratulating the dealership on a job well done by stiffing those workers.
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u/BygoneNeutrino 11h ago
I don't think what she did constitutes fraud, but she should have had the book thrown at her for hiring illegal aliens. Since I'm assuming it's illegal to financially benefit from a crime, she should have had to forfeit the roof as well.
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u/ConstantHeadache2020 21h ago
This is the 3rd video I’ve seen of people paying for work and calling ICE to get free labor. wtf is wrong with people man?!
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u/Creative_Zone_6090 21h ago
There's A LOT of pieces of shit in this country. More so now than ever.
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u/JiuJitsuDemiGod 18h ago
Im pretty sure overall there is less now but its jusy easier to see them due to social media
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u/J_Kingsley 20h ago
If this is real the internet can make a mess of his google reviews etc.
If you don't like immigrants then so be it but to exploit them like this is psychopathic.
I want to confirm first that this actually happened tho....
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u/switchbland 17h ago
By the way, this is a crime, possibly even a federal crime, because of the utilization of a federal agency.
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u/Ok_Palpitation_3602 19h ago
If I remember correctly, there is a home developer that tried this. Ice still did their thing, but the local governing body forced her to pay and also filed charges against her.
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u/kninjapirate-z 21h ago
This is evil.
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u/cwk415 19h ago
It's also theft.
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u/IntelligentTie3379 18h ago
It's also attempted human trafficking.
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u/DeadlyJoe 17h ago
Yup. It's also false imprisonment. And the fun part is that it's civil, so they can probably sue for punitive damages if they want.
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u/jcwkings 21h ago
As American as apple pie. The land of the swindler and charlatan.
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u/Not3KidsInACoat777 21h ago
Especially when he said the guy took his keys. Thats wrongful detainment and possible kidnapping. I hope this scumbag gets exposed for the trash he is.
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u/YousAPenguinLookinMF 21h ago
If you’re gonna be deported anyway why not give this guy what he deserves? As a team….
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u/Biscuits4u2 21h ago
Nah he's probably a good ol boy with local connections. He won't face any repercussions for this, which is why he felt bold enough to do it I'm sure.
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u/dire_turtle 20h ago
What is that "Nah" to? Nah what? He can be a good ol boy with connections and still get his dick blown off.
Of course they're emboldened by corrupt law enforcement. That's why we defend ourselves.
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u/Marquois 19h ago
Being put in traction before his cop buddies could do anything would be sufficient repercussions.
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u/BlacksmithUnusual715 20h ago
If this is Texas he should have shot him. Our country would be better off without that scamming asshole.
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u/Bag-o-chips 21h ago
Why wouldn’t this guy get punished for hiring illegals?
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u/VirtualValuable7035 21h ago
Republicans dont punish Republicans silly
Why else do you think 0 people have been charges for hiring illegals
Funny cause, if they couldn't afford to he here they wouldn't come
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u/Beautiful-Yam7002 19h ago
Same reason theyare against abortion, unless its for one of their daughters or mistresses. They have no principles they aren't willing to throw in the trash when it becomes beneficial
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u/valas76 21h ago
Some times they do but in relation to what happens to the workers, it can be a slap on the wrist. If you want some teeth to real reform you fine the person using the undocumented workers and make it steep. Like the fine is 50% of your business's or personal last three years gross. You make that fine on a per worker basis. A million dollar gross company would not pay 500k per head.
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u/7818 20h ago
Nah. Just make it to where they have to pay 3x the median annual salary of the area PER DAY of employment.
If it's not an existential threat, it's a cost of doing business.
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u/Fantastic-Earth-8353 21h ago
I haven't heard about a single company getting in any trouble over hiring illegals. Just the immigrants themselves.
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u/Greg-Abbott 18h ago
Trump's own companies have employed illegal immigrants for decades.
This isn't about immigration. This is about racism. These people hate Mexicans. It's pretty fucking simple.
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u/Assumption-Putrid 21h ago
Because they would involve punishing good hard working Americans. IMO the solution to illegal immigration has never been to crackdown on the immigrants, but to crackdown on the people hiring them. If they can't find work, they will not come.
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u/ls20008179 19h ago
Because that might actually be effective. Putting business owners in prison for not doing due diligence would actually solve most of the problems republicans bitch about
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u/cappurnikus 21h ago
If they punished people for giving others a reason to illegally immigrate, they'd piss off the owner/donor class. They want cheap labor.
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u/NervousBeat16 19h ago
I think we should be stepping up the penalties for this. Without opportunity, our borders wouldn’t be flooded. Immigrants aren’t stealing jobs, they are being given jobs. These employers are devaluing the American people. We should be hammering these employers.
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u/tune_yards 18h ago
If we were serious about curtailing unauthorized immigration we would implement mandatory E-verify and stiff penalties for hiring unauthorized workers. But maga just wants to see brown poor people kicked while they're down. They dont care about the people incentivizing immigrants and profiting off their labor.
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u/Sad-Commercial1795 18h ago
Why do you think the contractor is illegal? People threaten other people with ICE and cops regardless of their legal status. If the guy was illegal then his English is better than most of these redneck donkeys that were born here and he should be running out of fear or being snatched up. Nah. The thieving POS that owns the dealership just thought he could rip off the contractor by intimidating them.
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u/o7_HiBye_o7 21h ago
That lady who did this with roof work did get in trouble. This is Texas according to plates, so.... I have my doubts it will in this scenario.
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 21h ago
Give us the name of the car dealer and it's principal owner. We'll take care of the rest...
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u/mcstatics 21h ago
G motors in Tomball Texas
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u/Whirlibirdy 21h ago
the place has 5 star reviews unfortunately. hope that changes soon
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u/Jumpy-Ad4652 21h ago
4.5 now
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 21h ago
It'll be down to 2 by end of day if we do our jobs right...
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u/Sharp-Reporter2598 21h ago
They already have a 1 on yelp, not sure about google or elsewhere
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u/Status_Blacksmith305 18h ago
They are 2.3 on carfax. This dealership definitely payed fir good reviews on Google.
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u/ImprovementSimilar19 18h ago
Bros buying reviews or something lol. Apparently hes sold like 15 cars in the past day with all 5 star reviews. Lmao
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u/SinamonChallengerRT 18h ago
Take it from a 30 yr veteran of car dealerships.
95% of all car dealership reviews are from employees posing as customers. Usually from the Sales Manager and his staff.
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u/SirLaughsalot7777777 20h ago
Thanks. Did my bit with a 1 star and a negative review (not mentioning ice thing else other Reptards will start giving 5 stars just for ICE)
Shame on such leeches and assholes. They’re the ones who should be deported from our once great nation, not the hard workers who are trying to earn an honest living
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u/Brilliantexpanse 20h ago
Reddit to the rescue! As soon as they can get their rascals out of the van
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u/Popular_Tie4688 22h ago
Seems like standard texas behavior.
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u/Possible_Home6811 21h ago
Just thinking the same thing. Most indoctrinated state in the country.
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u/NeitherEntry6125 21h ago
No, don't blame the whole state.
Just blame the ones wearing red hats.
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u/Ill-Bet7387 20h ago
Happened in NY, cunt who called got arrested and thrown in jail for kicking down a ladder while a crew was finishing her roof after she called ICE because she didn't wanna pay.
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u/ElginSparrowhawk1969 21h ago
What a despicable thing to do and hopefully folk will boycott his business and buy a second hand car from elsewhere
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u/Sorry_Im_Trying 20h ago
There was a woman who did this to people who worked on her house. She was jailed and still had to pay the people.
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u/Unlikely-Grape-5762 20h ago
Still has 4.5 stars on Google. Cmon Reddit, do your thing. Fuck this racist.
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u/Kluv0507 20h ago
The last person that did this went to jail 👀 wonder what happened here
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u/quagmirranseye 20h ago
Isnt this illegal? Swear I saw a post before about some houseowner who called ice on a bunch of roofers and she got arrested?
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u/Few_Surprise4258 20h ago
Putain de pays sans aucune histoire qui ne voit pas que leur police politique, c est juste une gestapo
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u/Impressive_Term4071 20h ago
fucking digusting.
Every maga jackoff who pulls this shit will eventually face some kind of justice. Legal, if they're lucky.
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u/DismalResearcher1115 18h ago
Dude should be arrested too for knowingly hiring undocumented workers, right? Pretty sure that's a crime.
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u/Affectionate-Let4230 21h ago
preventing someone from leaving is kidnapping technically
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u/Odd_Welcome7940 21h ago
So this isnt new... ppl have been doing this.
My question is if we are so worried about illegal immigrants working why arent we making fines to companies and people who hire them far more serious?
Why isnt every company who knowingly hires an illegal immigrant charged 10k or ten times their total yearly salary? Whichever is more ?
It is almost like we dont care about immigration and just want to abuse certain groups of people. Imagine that
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u/Pferdeherz 21h ago
Name the dealership.
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u/EnvironmentalHold311 21h ago
Its been posted a few times, but its G motors in tomball Texas
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u/Krabs9 22h ago
This is like a white Texas person fever dream. Make people work then try to have them deported. Kinda like cosplaying a slave owner
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u/Moise1903 21h ago
I hope they realize how inhumane they are. I’m not religious but this wants me to pray to someone to open up their mind somehow
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u/Conscious-Evidence37 21h ago
Wow, are you telling me that a used car dealer, in Texas, is a racist piece of shit? Color me suprised.
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u/TexasBedouin 21h ago
I bet they have a cross and Jesus portrait hanging inside that dealership
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u/privateidaho_chicago 21h ago
Normally, I would never support doxing somebody… everybody who ever considers buying a car near this business should know about this
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u/Kichenlimeaid 21h ago
I got a question, how did he get your keys man?
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u/isbis001 20h ago
People like this need to publicly beaten in the streets to discourage fascist behavior
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u/BungleBums 20h ago
Ok, so, if I know ICE is about to show up, beat me up, and throw me out of the country, and this asshole just got a full day of work out of me before throwing me to the wolves...
What's keeping me from burning down his place and breaking his jaw before they get there? Not like things are gonna get much worse for me from there out.
Something these turds should consider before enacting this play.
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u/Any_Cake2411 20h ago
Meanwhile one of the sales guys name is Hassan and the finance guy also has a foreign name. LMAO
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u/Plane_Barracuda9889 20h ago
That is illegal! Calling ICE after or while you are performing a job and holding you hostage illegally IS ILLEGAL. Let them call ICE your block his driveway.
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u/MightyGreedo 20h ago
Fyi, their Yelp page hasn't been locked yet by the devs. Just sayin'.
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u/A-Rugged-Indoorsman 20h ago
Here's another opportunity to rethink what "worst of the worst" really means.
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u/Breadstix009 20h ago
Hiring illegals to work for you should also carry a fine then... If the guys knowingly hired them for the job then he should get a 10k fine per person.
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u/MarionberryPlus8474 20h ago
Is it not a crime for the dealer to have knowingly hired people not authorized to work in the US? Put the cuffs on him, and shut his business down while you investigate everything else about it.
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u/Buttbuttdancer 20h ago
This is actually a really well known tactic. So much so that it’s a oft used trope in tv and movies
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u/rukittenmeeee 20h ago
Get these assholes. I look forward to hearing about very bad things for them.
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u/Shadowtirs 20h ago
Ahhhhhhhh hahah fucking moron.
Some lady tried to do this after a roofing job, and she got slapped with FELONY CHARGES.
Gj guy, you tried ruining these guys lives and now you've just ruined your own.
GET FUCKED.
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u/Outrageous-Sort-5742 20h ago
Reminder that this won't end when the politicians and power players are hanging off ropes. There are plenty of low level parasites in the private sector that need to be put against a wall too. Any subhuman scum willing to do this isn't fit to breathe the same air as us.
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u/1986hardbody 20h ago
This is the problem, employers that profited off of hiring workers without proper documentation or no documentation are not fined. Here is an employer who knowingly hired them only to profit. Thanks Reagan!
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u/3FtDick 20h ago
Slavery. This is called slavery.
Hitler studied the United States' slavery, immigration, imperialistic land seizure, and our eradication of the native population when planning his takeover of Europe.
ICE aren't based on Nazis, they're classic chattel slavery goons reformed.
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u/siegure9 20h ago
Didn’t a woman do this when she paid guys to fix her roof and called ice after. Pretty sure she was arrested for it
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