31 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DISCOVERED WORKING FOR LOCAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR

[seemslikeadream]

(04-09-2004) - Federal agents have arrested 31 immigrants on charges of working illegally for a San Diego division of defense giant Northrop Grumman, it was reported Friday.

The immigrants worked as welders, mechanics, painters and pipe fitters at the shipyard of Continental Maritime, a Navy ship maintenance and repair contractor with more than 700 San Diego employees, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The workers had access to sensitive military installations and ships at the 32nd Street Naval Station, the newspaper reported.

Nine of the detained employees had criminal records for theft, drug trafficking, domestic violence and other offenses, federal officials said. Most of the workers were arrested at their homes.

The arrests marked the second time this year that illegal immigrants have been found working at a local division of Northrop, a $26 billion defense enterprise that employs 123,000 worldwide.

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[lumpy]

1. Results of Bush's

plan to appease and woo Vincent Fox.

[displacedtexan]

2. Does this mean those illegals lose their security clearances?

You can't work for NG without one (and and extensive background check!)

[Tempest]

3. Guess who has the DHS computer support contract?

The Northrop Grumman Information Technology division.

This is just too funny.

[The Sushi Bandit]

4. If I remember right, Continental Maritime is NON UNION

Northrop has bought-out most of the shipyards in the country over the last 10 years and has spent millions in donations to Repuks.

[Cocoa]

5. what are the consequences for Northrop Grumman?

surely they should lose a contract or something.