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Article published Jul 2, 2006
Jul 2, 2006

Troopers use undocumented workers, may enforce immigration laws

The Associated Press

BOSTON— Gov. Mitt Romney proposed deputizing state troopers, giving them the authority to arrest undocumented immigrants. But state police have for years relied on a cleaning company that is staffed in large part by undocumented immigrants, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.

More than 80 percent of the 192 workers at the company, National Facility Services of Boylston, had questionable or illegitimate Social Security numbers listed on 2004 payroll data.

The company has also had contracts to clean the state Department of Fish and Game, the state Executive Office of Environmental affairs and other government buildings.

A lawyer for the company said National Facility Services is now complying with immigration laws, even if it did hire undocumented immigrants in the past.

More than $2.2 million in state contracts have gone to the company since 2000. Its unionized workers clean state police headquarters in Framingham and 18 additional barracks in the Commonwealth.

Of the 192 workers whose records were reviewed, at least 18 had Social Security numbers of dead people. At least 162 of the workers appeared to have problems with their numbers.

A spokeswoman for the state police, Lt. Sharon Costine, said if police are using undocumented workers, "it shouldn't be happening."

A spokeswoman for the Turnpike Authority, which uses National Facility Services to clean the Fast Lane service center in Auburn said the authority would take "appropriate action" as far as doing business with the company.

Ali Noorani, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition said the findings underscored the fact that undocumented immigrants bolster the economy.

"The irony from my perspective is that the governor is scapegoating immigrants, but then is turning around and realizing that his offices would not be clean without them," he said.

Eric Fehrnstrom, spokesman for the governor, would not say if Romney planned to take actions against National Facility Services.

"For anyone who has any doubts, this should dramatically illustrate why it is important for the state police to have the power to detain people who are in this country illegally," he said.

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Information from: The Boston Globe,

Posted by: phuzz01

You can hardly say that "Troopers" use undocumented workers. I doubt any Troopers had any say whatsoever in which company was hired to clean the barracks'.

Posted by: sempergumby

Ya like some Trooper has the say in who cleans the shitter

Posted by: SOT

Would make for a neat sting....

Posted by: CJIS

So were these illegals fired? Artical didnt say....

Posted by: mspsgt

some were fired but the Desk Sgt at SP-Yarmouth did the right thing a few months ago - a replacement worker came in for the regular custodian - he checked her ID and took her (after she finished cleaning!!) in custody per ICE warrant.

Posted by: MallPolice

Seems like The Globe was taking a shot at Romney's policy against illegals by using the State Police. Sounded like Senator Hart bit for their piece.

Posted by: chibby

The IRS should go after that company. Sounds like they've been making a lot of money on contracts for years, while their workforce was predominantly illegal aliens.

Posted by: MSP75

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Originally Posted by chibby

The IRS should go after that company. Sounds like they've been making a lot of money on contracts for years, while their workforce was predominantly illegal aliens.

The Boston Globe reported that the IRS also used the company's illegals to clean the Andover facility.=D>

Posted by: id1811xecj

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Originally Posted by MSP75

The Boston Globe reported that the IRS also used the company's illegals to clean the Andover facility.=D>

Hell, when I was in the Border Patrol, we arrested our cleaners once. Imagine the arrogance of being wet and going to work every day in a Border Patrol station.

Posted by: K9Vinny

id1811, which class were you in?

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

National Cleaners or should I say Non National Cleaners had the contract when I worked at Bunker Hill College. Oh bye the way they were all illegal and the state of Assachusetts knew it, because Assachusetts and BHC wanted to save a few bucks by not hiring union state employees to clean. =D>

Posted by: id1811xecj

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Originally Posted by K9Vinny

id1811, which class were you in?

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Posted by: sammy269

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Originally Posted by mspsgt

some were fired but the Desk Sgt at SP-Yarmouth did the right thing a few months ago - a replacement worker came in for the regular custodian - he checked her ID and took her (after she finished cleaning!!) in custody per ICE warrant.

She never even got the chance to clean it. She was arrested for no license and fake brazillian license and SSnumber. As usual, the courts dismissed it.
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Posted by: K9Vinny

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Originally Posted by id1811xecj

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Good to know you are around. I was 281. Team green.

Posted by: rg1283

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Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

National Cleaners or should I say Non National Cleaners had the contract when I worked at Bunker Hill College. Oh bye the way they were all illegal and the state of Assachusetts knew it, because Assachusetts and BHC wanted to save a few bucks by not hiring union state employees to clean. =D>

Mass Bay does also it seems. However, they are SEIU or whatever union AM/PM Cleaning. More speak english then given credit for. However it all depends some might be illegals. There are regular State Employees who handle the heavy maintenance and lawn cutting type operations. AM/PM just handles the crap bathrooms and trash, etc.

Posted by: id1811xecj

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Originally Posted by K9Vinny

Good to know you are around. I was 281. Team green.

The Patrol was the best experience of my career.

Posted by: SOT

FYI: Some of the companies that work in the Globe building hire illegals as well. I'm almost positive that some of the day porters are illegals.

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