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Enbridge cleanup subcontractor fired

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Allegedly used undocumented workers from Texas
Updated: Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 1:55 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 2:03 PM EDT

By Anne Schieber
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A contractor for a subcontractor hired by Enbridge allegedly hired undocumented workers to help clean up Michigan's oil spill.

On Wednesday in Winnie, Texas, 42 undocumented workers were arrested along the Gulf of Mexico. A local television station reported the workers said they'd been hired to clean up the nearly 1 million gallons of crude that spilled when the Enbridge-owned pipeline broke.

They worked for Hallmark Industrial, believed to be based in Texas.

US Rep. Mark Schauer, who has been critical of Enbridge for not hiring more Michigan workers, wants an investigation by the Michigan Atto

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Submitted Sep 02, 2010 By: WonderfulMI

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Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:11,779 Points:1,660,470 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 7:33:12 AM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse Maybe ALL states need to pass a law like Arizona did. If as a business, you're found to have knowingly hired "undocumented" workers ([cough] illegal immigrants [/cough]), then they can strip the business of it's license to conduct business in the state of Arizona. It's the companies and businesses that knowingly hire undocumented workers that have fueled the massive number of illegal immigrants in the U.S., which in turn, have provided a screen for the illegal drug trafficing across the Mexico/U.S. border.
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,049 Points:1,597,950 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:31:00 AM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse Anything to save a buck. Of course Schauer wants an investigation! I agree that corporations should be responsible for the subcontractors they hire. Once again, anything to save a buck.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,240 Points:821,090 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 11:25:29 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse BOY is that surprising?
realtorguzzler Champion Author Florida Posts:1,488 Points:259,210 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:07:35 PM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse One can only wonder what's going on here.
northeast2 Champion Author New York Posts:2,681 Points:754,080 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 9:50:08 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse Hmm, Big Oil using undocumented workers...And senators and governors from the border states of Arizona and Texas (and even California to some extent) have historically not cared about the supply of cheap, not likely to file a lawsuit if abused, undocumented labor because...
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 5:23:56 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse In simple and straight forword terms, these 42 workers won't be get paid for their work.
copperhead8 Champion Author Boston Posts:14,856 Points:2,358,025 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 3:44:28 PM Ignore copperhead8 Report Abuse Obviously, not the thing to do.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,716 Points:982,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:42:03 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse I would like to see a law that stipulates that corporations are equally responsible for the illegal acts of the contractors they hire. It is Enbridge's responsibility and fiduciary duty to check they people and contractors they hire. Outsourcing like this currently simply allows corporations to shift responsibility to someone else.
WonderfulMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,036 Points:1,322,830 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:19:24 PM Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse Apparently these workers must be cheaper. So much for buy American. 42 undocumented workers is a lot of undocumented workers. And this is a Canadian pipeline.
toyrunner300 Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,219 Points:1,214,960 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:13:09 PM Ignore toyrunner300 Report Abuse Funny to learn about it when everybody is for a buy USA built in USA....
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,900 Points:562,385 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:13:03 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse good.