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How Trump Is Privatizing the U.S. Immigration System
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The administration is allowing industries to directly control guest worker programs.
Workday Minnesota (https://workdayminnesota.org/author/maurizio-guerrero/)
The administration is allowing industries to directly control guest worker programs.
The rush to keep building through the pandemic has compounded the risks for construction workers.
Pedro, a laborer from Chiapas, Mexico, worked 13 hours a day picking blueberries on a farm in Clinton, North Carolina. He had no time off, except when it rained.
Legions of undocumented immigrants in the United States carry letters signed by their employers stating that President Donald Trump’s administration considers them essential workers amid the pandemic. While these letters exempt them from being arrested by local agents for violating stay-at-home orders, these workers could still be detained and deported by federal authorities.