Cheap Labor gone at MEM airport
 

34 working on base believed to be illegal
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Mar 26, 2008 20:03:50 EDT

MEMPHIS — Federal officials have arrested 34 workers at Memphis International Airport believed to be illegal immigrants working on the new Tennessee Air National Guard base.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents announced Tuesday that the workers, all identified as Mexican men, were employed by various contractors and subcontractors.

Authorities say the arrests came after a tip from Air Force investigators that believed illegal immigrants were working at the site.

Federal officials say the men likely face deportation. Authorities have not said which company employed the workers.

The project to build a 118-acre, $215 million base for the Tennessee 164th Airlift Wing near the airport is the largest single construction effort in the Air National Guard’s history

Yaaaaay....

Shorter lines at WalMart in Southaven.

haha. Good one.

I hope the FAA doesn't go down to Mobile. I walked around our 757's on a 3 hr layover last week and I think I was the only one who spoke english!!!

I know a MX guy from Cebu is down there, he can speak English! ; 0

People in MEM may claim to speak english, but I can't seem to understand their version of it.

"SPOT ON" (Like the Brits Say!)