ICE is helping 7-Eleven corporate in its war against store owners
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7-Eleven corporate has a lot to answer for. Back in January, ICE conducted nationwide raids of 7-Eleven franchises. These sweeps terrified and intimidated members of immigrant communities. What made these raids especially painful in the larger sense waICE is helping 7-Eleven corporate in its war against store owners
7-Eleven corporate has a lot to answer for. Back in January, ICE conducted nationwide raids of 7-Eleven franchises. These sweeps terrified and intimidated members of immigrant communities. What made these raids especially painful in the larger sense was that, for decades, 7-Eleven had been a very immigrant-friendly company, one that drew people newly arrived in this country. As more information about the raid, and about 7-Eleven corporate’s involvement, has emerged, the story has become ever more troubling. Daily Kos’s Gabe Ortiz followed up at the time: ”This is yet another example of the escalating attacks from the Trump administration and its rogue ICE agency on immigrant communities,” said immigrant rights group Make The Road New York. “This is a family separation tactic—nothing more, nothing less—meant to stoke fear in the hearts of our community. But we also know that workers have rights in this country, regardless of immigration status. We encourage all workers to review their rights in case of an ICE raid.” Nearly one year later, one version of events is this: While ICE targeted employees and managers, 7-Eleven is using the fallout to prey on franchise owners. The more likely version, it turns out, is that 7-Eleven cooperated with ICE and directed the agency to specific franchises, as reported by Lauren Etter and Michael Smith for Bloomberg. x7-Eleven is getting ICE to raid stores so that corporate can take control away from franchise owners. Unbelievable story https://t.co/ikYwpnpybc— Natalie Kitroeff (@Nataliekitro) November 11, 2018 You see, 7-Eleven franchises raided by ICE can then be pressed by corporate to produce any and all subsequent accusations of immigration law violations. That’s the sort of thing that would allow corporate to yank the franchise. Read more