Spot.us - Community Powered Reporting

American Apparel's Firings: A Canary in the Immigration Policy Coal Mine.

Published

11/19/09

  • A Desperate Family

    A Desperate Family from Patrick Burke on Vimeo.

    These sisters both worked in American Apparel's sewing department before the I-9 audit.  Now they're looking for work and hoping for a way to avoid catastrophe for their family.  I conducted this interview, with translation help from Natalia Garcia, on 11/18/09.  Today, the 19th, I'm told that American Apparel CEO Dov Charney will be helping the Perez family, at least with this month's rent.

    Posted by Patrick Burke on 11/19/09
    •  
    100% funded
    • over 1 year overdue
    • 500.00 credits raised

    Individual Donors

    • 500.00 credits donated to the story
    • (9 supporters)

    Organization Support

    • 250.00 credits donated to the story
    • (1 supporters)
    • Making Contact

      Get Involved

    • Donate Talent

    • Can you take photos, help report, sift through documents and records, or contribute to reporting in some other way? If so, get in touch with the authors.

    Almost Funded Stories

    Unfunded Stories

    What is Spot.us?

    Spot.Us is an open source project to pioneer "community powered reporting." Through Spot.Us the public can commission and participate with journalists to do reporting on important and perhaps overlooked topics. Contributions are tax deductible and we partner with news organizations to distribute content under appropriate licenses.