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针对加州非法移民日益泛滥,而加州执法当局轻忽其事,最近,特朗普总统调集了国民警卫队来加州“加强执法”,导致联邦政府和加州地方政府出现对峙。上上周五,加州“服务雇员国际联盟”(Service Employees International Union 以下简称SEIU)的主席David Huerta在ICE(U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,即美国移民和海关执法局)拘留中心门口被抓,又让对峙升级。逮捕Huerta的过程充满了肢体冲突(At one point in the chaotic scene, officers push Huerta and others to clear a path for an ICE vehicle. Huerta resists, then stumbles, falls, and appears to hit his head on a curb… He was reportedly pepper-sprayed, handcuffed, and taken to a hospital before being moved to the Metropolitan Detention Center.)前来聚集的民众喊了许多草泥马。随后,在缴纳了五万美金的保释金后,Huerta被保释。
这里就来说说这个号称拥有75万成员的工会组织SEIU,这可是个了不得的工会,这么说吧,加州的各级政府雇员基本都是这个工会的成员。难怪州长纽森第一时间就出来为他站台说Huerta “is a respected leader, patriot and advocate for working people. No one should ever be harmed for witnessing government action.” 洛杉矶市长也忙不迭应声,去年败选总统之战的Kamala Harris也出来呛声,说特朗普是在“散布恐怖和分裂”(spread panic and division)。随后,基本上所有工会组织都力挺Huerta。一时间,特朗普再度千夫所指。而Huerta成了保护那些贫穷、抱团取暖渴望自由的人们可怜人的依傍(the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free.)
那么,这一情况的另一面是怎么样呢?根据《纽约时报》的调查,在加州以及美国其他很多州,移民,不管是合法的还是非法的,已经垄断了劳动力市场,尤其是服务业(the Times observed. “In California and many other parts of the country, immigrants — documented and undocumented — dominate the work force, especially in the service sector.)2018年,美国最高法院在Janus v. AFSCME一案中裁定,公共部门工会(union in public sector )强制非会员雇员缴纳“代理费”(Agency Fees)违宪,从那时起,SEIU的成员数量几乎腰斩,成员减半,工会费同时锐减,于是SEIU就把目光放在了非法移民上,试图招揽非法移民来重新充实腰包。在Huerta以及声援他的呼声中的那些所谓hard-working people,是不区分合法还是非法移民的。而SEIU,事实上成了纵容非法移民的帮凶,他们向非法移民收工会费,作为报答,他们为这些移民提供工作机会,甚至在打击非法移民的执法中,充当这些非法移民的保护伞。
SEIU的另一手是,支持像Kamala Harris这样的政客,2015年她还是加州总检察长的时候,就与SEIU声气相通,来自后者的支持把她送入了美国参议院。在这一众人的眼里,非法移民事实上是合法的,端看你从哪个角度看(illegal immigration is really quite legal if looked at properly.)
2018年1月加州通过了AB 450,即“移民工人保护法”(Immigrant Worker Protection Act)中,取消了合法和非法移民的区别!在这一法案中,甚至要求雇主在面对ICE执法时,给予员工24小时的提前通知。用人话翻译一下就是,在警方出警前24小时就告知嫌犯,警察要来了!(California companies give their employees “written notice within 24 hours of the employer receiving notice of immigration worksite enforcement actions” and send that same information to the state labor commissioner.)同时,除非获取州政府的允许,否则雇主禁止查验雇员的公民证明,违者处25000美元罚款( It prohibits employers from asking employees for proof of citizenship, unless they receive permission from the state. Failure to comply is punishable by civil penalties of up to $25,000 for each violation.)听听这一法案后面那些推动力量的声音吧,感受一下美国白左的道德射频--“In the face of anti-immigrant attacks and white nationalist hate, California has again made its mark as the standard-bearer of the true American Dream, one based on opportunity, inclusion, and respect,” …“The passage of SB 54 sends a clear message to our immigrant family members, neighbors, and co-workers: we will do everything in our power to defend you. Going to work to put food on the table, dropping your children off at school, or taking them to the doctor should not put you at risk of having your family forever ripped apart. This is basic human decency, and it is sad that we must fight for it, but we are — and we will continue to do so.” 就这样,加州把自己变成了一个庇护州(sanctuary state),庇护什么?昭然若揭。
SEIU的触角四处蔓延,对于还没有工会的企业,如快餐行业(fast-food industry),SEIU不遗余力地向它们撒出工会网;对于任何来自联邦政府要求打击非法移民的举措,它们都设法拆解,比如派出侦查员,一旦获知ICE的活动,就立刻发出警报;它们甚至对ICE成员进行人肉搜索,公布他们的个人信息(activist had doxed ICE agents — publishing their personal information on flyers posted throughout Los Angeles.)
1994年的时候,加州本有法案禁止将政府公帑洒向非法移民,克林顿当上总统后,这些法案黯然被废。自此,加州开始敞开大门拥抱非法移民(Since then, California has opened wider the door to illegal immigrants)并为他们提供各种与合法移民相同的福利,包括Medicaid,以至于在今天,非法移民一词都被改成了undocumented immigrant。
总结一下上述的关系链条,非法移民是工会发展的支柱,工会费对民主党控制一个州至关重要,一旦民主党当政,又反过来反哺工会和非法移民(Union dollars are essential to Democrats’ control of the state, and illegal immigration is central to union growth)。这就是为什么一个工会大佬的被捕会引发那么强的政治反响。
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