an ak-47, that he had no business owning, that no american should own unless they re on a battle field engaged with the enemy, wasn t until that moment i trul ay understood how critical this moment is and the consequence and cost of donald trump and i saw it again in mississippi where nearly 700 people working in can chicken processing plants were humiliated, hog tied for a crime of being in this country doing a job no one else will do. there is a concerted, organized attack against immigrants, against people of colorer, against those who do not look like or pray like the majority in this country and this moment will define us one way or another. and if we do not wake up to it, i m convinced we ll lose america, this country in our sleep and we cannot allow that to happen. i feel this is a conundrum.
these parties support immigration restriction, and immigration restriction is good because it s good for our economy. and that s a falsehood because we know that immigration is actually a net positive to our gdp and our economy. there s that fiscal component part. then also, if we go to the extreme, what we saw a week and a half ago in el paso, where part-time ta people take the falsehoods and target immigrants. so they can have a range of immigrants and lives aren t abated as we ramp up into the electoral cycle. thank you both, victoria and shannon. welcome to the team, shannon pettypiece. i don t think i ve had you on since you became part of the peacock. hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested in last week s raids, worked at two chicken processing plants owned and run by cook foods. now cook, which is so far facing no legal action from the government is looking to replace
on for years, eventually, the engine is going to start to break down. so, let me ask the question about power. the people affected are powerless. years ago a black writer wrote a play called days of absence. the economy just collapses. would that be a message to this country in the parents of the children that you re talking about just stay home. and nothing gets done. that is work, that is produced by undocumented illegal immigrants. is there any way the parents can exert their power to keep this from happening again, do you think? well, quite frankly, i think it s up to the american people to exert their power. these families are marginalized family working in chicken processing plants in rural, mississippi. they need to make their wages in order to support their families. it s not only impacting them
recognizes open hearings, open hearings before the cameras are really, really important for the country in terms of dealing with even most controversial issues, in terms of airing out complex stuff and things we re fighting about, air rg it out and having the same information, enables us to all be better citizens. we re back with new headlines on those undocumented workers detained in last week s raids in mississippi. they are slowly being reunited with their families. all throw 377 of the 680 employees remain in federal detention, meanwhile nbc s kerry sanders has new information this morning that indicates the employers could now be in trouble. reporter: the owners and managers at the seven chicken processing plants that were rated may also face federal charges. according to a newly unsealed government affidavit, at least two of the companies were willfully and unlawfully
let s go back to the raids that underscored donald trump s lack of empathy. one of the chicken processing plants targeted by the isis raids is owned by koch foods, but that has no relation to the koch brothers. it is a privately owned illinois based company, one of the largest food businesses in the united states, owned by the 328th richest person in america, a man named joseph grendies, worth an estimated $3.3 billion. it employs 13,000 employees nationwide and according to the chicago tribune , the company slaughters more than 12 million chickens per week. and it contracts with up to 5,000 chicken farmers at any given time. koch supplies chicken nuggets to burger king, kroger and walmart. one year ago, almost to the same week, the same company, koch