Why Was This Middle Eastern Couple Fired?

Why Was This Middle Eastern Couple Fired?: “Aliakbar and Shala Afshari worked at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. They have been in the U.S. for 18 years, working and raising a family. On May 5, they were fired suddenly–being told only that they had…”

(Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.)

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lets see, as i recall, significant financial need and inability to make ends meet puts one in the position of possibly being bribed or coerced into doing something one might not otherwise do.. this is a significant security threat. no one can hire most college graduates! …. with clear reasons why people are hired and fired over public security, reasons like the above are ‘good enough’. this needs to be fixed.