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NEW: Two Mississippians who worked in poultry plants described horrifying conditions, amputations and relentless work in freezing conditions. Neither ate chicken for years. It's why, an expert says, the plants often seek undocumented immigrant labor. jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/sep/…
In the 1990s, poultry corporations began bringing thousands of undocumented immigrants into small Mississippi towns for cheap, grueling labor. They called it the Hispanic Project. Now, hundreds of those workers face an uncertain future after ICE raids. jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/sep/…
Thank you to @astuesse for speaking to me for this story about the Hispanic Project and how poultry plant corporations have sought cheap labor by bringing undocumented immigrant workers to small Mississippi towns: jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/sep/…
