American Defense Contractors Using Cheap Illegal Labor

SusanG at DailyKos posts this damning story:

CBS visits a building site where construction of housing for officers at Trident Submarine Base is underway and finds a military subcontractor using the cheapest labor it can find:

These men, most in their 20s and all born in Mexico, spoke in shadows because they are here illegally, and fear talking to the press could get them fired. Talking about the long hours and low pay -- less than half what a union member makes -- about $13 or $14 an hour.

Despite dozens of arrests at military bases around the country, government construction sites continue to be fertile ground for undocumented workers, something Centex, the Texas-based conglomerate who has contracts with the federal government, was hesitant to discuss...."

Sometimes, they check your documents," says one man. "Sometimes no. If you show up to work, they need you to work. So it's not always the case."

"But, it almost doesn't matter," says another man. "Because they treat you as if you don't have any rights."