Meatpacking industry has a long history of reliance on immigrant laborer

There is an interesting story from a Greeley, Colorado newspaper about the history of reliance on immigrant labor by meatpacking companies such as Swift.  The report concludes that “As long as there is a need for cheap labor — in a competitive industry like meatpacking, Swift can hardly be expected to raise its wages and benefits– and without substantive changes to existing immigration policy to legally fill that need, Greeley will continue to be a destination for illegal immigrants regardless of how many raids are conducted at Swift. ”   Click here for the full story.

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