Exclusive: Major human trafficker is huge GOP donor who fought illegal immigration

By Sahil Kapur
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 -- 10:06 am

A business owner indicted for the human trafficking of 400 laborers from Thailand is a frequent donor to the Republican Party and recently waged war against other companies involved with hiring illegal immigrants.

The Associated Press reports that according to the allegations, "the recruiters lured the workers with false promises of lucrative jobs, then confiscated their passports, failed to honor their employment contracts and threatened to deport them."