Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Durante décadas, la industria cárnica ha contratado a inmigrantes y refugiados para realizar el peligroso trabajo de cortar carne, para consumo en los Estados Unidos. Ahora, un pequeño pero creciente número de plantas empacadoras están recurriendo a trabajadores bajo programas de visas.

By Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

/ 25 Aug 2021

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

For decades, the industry has recruited immigrants and refugees to perform the dangerous job of cutting America’s meat. Now, a small but growing number of plants are employing visa workers.

By Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

/ 19 Aug 2021

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

GRAPHIC: Big commercial farms got 10x more government assistance than family farms

The federal government subsidized commercial farms much more than family farms in 2019, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture figures. In 2019, commercial farms, which means they

By Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

/ 29 Jul 2021

Luis Velazquez, Investigate Midwest

Las empacadoras de carne han dependido durante mucho tiempo de la mano de obra inmigrante. Ahora, algunas están recurriendo a trabajadores extranjeros.

Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, some are turning to foreign visa workers.

GRAPHIC: Big commercial farms got 10x more government assistance than family farms

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