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MichMan

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25. According to this post, at least one was undocumented

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #23)

Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:23 PM

Mar 2024

Brawner has a lot of explaining to do

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Baltimore bridge victims were immigrants in riskier, hard-to fill jobs [View all] RSherman Mar 2024 OP

In my state, roofing crews are usually Latin American immigrants viva la Mar 2024 #1

A significant number working for cash with few benefits and no UIA or Workmans Comp protections MichMan Mar 2024 #21

I can imagine how many hazards there are-- viva la Mar 2024 #27

Who employed the people in Baltimore ? MichMan Mar 2024 #2

Yeah, you would think infrastructure work would employ those who are here legally. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Mar 2024 #18

They were employed by Brawner Builders, a local contractor for Maryland. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #23

According to this post, at least one was undocumented MichMan Mar 2024 #25

Hard to say, because there are numerous steps in the process LeftInTX Mar 2024 #26

our house was roofed by Hondurans . lynintenn Mar 2024 #3

The Amish do most roofing and construction work in this part of Ohio nt doc03 Mar 2024 #5

Same here where I live in Northern NY RSherman Mar 2024 #8

How often do Amish use child labor. They did in our neighborhood. we can do it Mar 2024 #15

They run a lot of puppy mills around here MichMan Mar 2024 #22

They Replaced Our Barn Roof RobinA Mar 2024 #24

Roofing jobs are messy - no matter Retrograde Mar 2024 #28

immagrints have always done jobs that we dont want to do. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #4

Of course they were, they ALWAYS are when the work is dangerous, low paid, NON union a kennedy Mar 2024 #6

To put it even more simply mercuryblues Mar 2024 #7

The people who bdamomma Mar 2024 #9

We even ridiculed American citizens who worked in CA during the Dust Bowl RSherman Mar 2024 #10

There's bdamomma Mar 2024 #30

As always malaise Mar 2024 #11

Their problem is non white people JI7 Mar 2024 #12

Yeah! "THOSE people, who are lazy and don't want to work... Wednesdays Mar 2024 #13

And to those a-holes who want to blame this on Biden I have this to say: GreenWave Mar 2024 #14

They likely were government contract workers and were likely here legally. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #17

They were filling potholes MichMan Mar 2024 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2024 #20

Not sure I would define filling potholes as "riskier" work EX500rider Mar 2024 #29

The person quoted in the article RSherman Mar 2024 #31

If the bridge is that flimsy, why are cars even allowed to drive on it? MichMan Mar 2024 #32