Labor Immigrants helped save this Illinois meatpacking town. Trump cut hundreds from its workforce. Beardstown, Illinois, is an example of how immigration crackdowns are impacting Midwestern communities and the nation's food supply. By Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest / 3 Sep 2025
Labor Inmigrantes sostienen un pueblo vital para la industria alimentaria. Trump recortó a cientos de su fuerza laboral. Esta nota cuenta con el apoyo del Chicago Region Food Systems Fund. Read the story in English here. En Beardstown, Illinois, la pareja cubana había pasado el último año construyendo By Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest / 3 Sep 2025