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As Congress debates the legislation that calls for harsher punishment of illegal immigrants, citizens and non-citizens alike are participating in organized protests—and getting punished for it. Hundreds of protestors have been fired for missing work to speak out against the bill that would make illegal immigration a felony and increase border security, among other measures. Although some employees have been reinstated by questioning the legality of a layoff, business owners complain that employee absence—especially when it happens in the masses—simply disrupt the company’s ability to serve customers. But what exactly is the difference between an absence for illness and one for protest? Politics? Is it fair to lay off workers for exercising their right to protest and, most of all, should the workers even risk their jobs by fighting against the immigration reform bill?
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