Friday, November 08, 2013

There are no worker rights in Texas. There are lawsuits for those that can afford them, which in most cases is none.

Last Updated: 06/24/2013
Texas Partnership for Legal Access
www.texaslawhelp.org


I.What employment rights do undocumented workers have?
With only a few exceptions, all workers, including those who are undocumented, have the same basic employment rights as other workers, regardless of their immigration status. There
are several different laws which provide for these rights. This section will provide a general summary of some of these laws....

We know Texas is a human rights abuser. The rights undocumented workers have in Texas is provided by federal laws. There are no Texas state laws that protect people from work injuries or abuses of any kind, documented or undocumented. And forget about health insurance.

There is a reason for that. What poor and low income people have money for lawyers? The answer, none. So, why pass laws that hack away at profits when those dependent on work have no power in the first place. 

One of the laws mentioned by the list of so called rights of undocumented workers above are the laws that protect or at least seek to protect migrant workers. There is no surprise there either, it is a federal statue.


That is the place where our 43rd President called home. He was even governor there. When he sent the troops into battle in Iraq they didn't even have armor sufficient to protect them. 

If you want the USA to be a shining example of human rights and stewardship of higher values, it's leaders have to reflect that as well. 

And what is Florida doing to be proud of?

Published time: November 08, 2013 22:29
Edited time: November 08, 2013 23:06 


A panel of Florida lawmakers (click here) heartily defeated Thursday a measure to repeal the state’s Stand Your Ground law, though it did approve legislation to expand the law’s protection to those who fire a warning shot.

The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee killed the bill by a vote of 11-2 after a five-hour hearing attended by around 300 people, according to The Miami Herald.
 
Many in attendance signed up to opine on the controversial law that cast a long shadow on the recent case against George Zimmerman, the community patrol volunteer who was eventually acquitted for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin....

Kindly excuse the indelicate words, but, Florida's Stand Your Ground Law has turned the state into Baghdad, except the shooter gets to fire a shot into the air while yelling, "Run, N*g$r, Run!