Meatpackers changing small town America (and you have no say in the process)

The importation of refugee labor is how it is being done. Here is one more story about Tyson Foods (or it could be Swift & Co, or perhaps Perdue) attracting refugee laborers to a meatpacking town—this time Columbus Junction, Iowa. Hat tip to one of our friends from Tennessee. I first really began to understand … Continue reading Meatpackers changing small town America (and you have no say in the process)

Senator Rand Paul: Did the meatpackers, hungering for cheap captive labor, get to him?

…..or was it Grover Norquist that got to him? Oh brother, looks like we are having another invasion of the body snatchers moment.  Just when I thought there was someone speaking up for American workers besides NumbersUSA and Rush Limbaugh we learn that Paul has been snatched by big business interests.   (Imagine a conversation) Kentucky … Continue reading Senator Rand Paul: Did the meatpackers, hungering for cheap captive labor, get to him?

More on meatpackers changing the face of Kansas and ECBOs in their wake

This is yet another story about meatpackers and immigrant labor and how those big companies are changing Garden City, Kansas and other small cities in Southwest Kansas.   There is a lot in this article, so I encourage all of you to read it. Also, here is a story from 2009 that tells us that whites … Continue reading More on meatpackers changing the face of Kansas and ECBOs in their wake

Meatpackers recruit refugees, no, you are kidding!

Update September 15th:   Chris Coen of Friends of Refugees, who legitimately watches out for the well-being of refugees by keeping an eye on volags (non-profit government contractors), the State Department, and others in the refugee resettlement industry, left the following comment to this Chicago article: Has anyone asked why 17 refugees are living crammed into a three-bedroom apartment in … Continue reading Meatpackers recruit refugees, no, you are kidding!