Undocumented Immigrants are Vital to Key Sectors of the U.S. Economy

The nation’s attention is currently on the southern border, where the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy has caused a crisis over separated immigrant children. Forgotten in all this is that an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants continue to live in the United States – and most of them work.  In a piece on The Conversation, Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, explains just how vital unauthorized workers are to key U.S. industries, particularly agriculture.

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