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"Like millions of other Americans, I felt shock and horror at the plight
of the immigrant workers who were held in virtual slavery in barricaded
sweatshops in El Monte, Calif. This incident brought to light the continuing
existence of sweatshops and forced labor in this country -- conditions most
Americans assumed were relics of a bygone era. The $2 million settlement these
workers have won, in addition to the criminal convictions in this case, shows
that our system can ensure workers a fair measure of justice. We must continue
to remember the horror of El Monte, as we work to prevent such crimes in the
future."
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