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.
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.
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