Pilgrim’s Pride Pays $4.5M to End Immigrant Probe

The U.S. government will not prosecute Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. for employing undocumented immigrants. The Texas-based company agreed to pay $4.5 million and improve how it screens prospective employees to ensure they are allowed to work in the United States.  See the AP story and the U.S. government’s press release (here).

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