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Illegal Migrant Labor In The United States

            Illegal Migrant Labor in the United States.
             They stand on corners early in the morning waiting to be picked up. They"re not .
             prostitutes and they"re not criminals but rather the are ordinary people who come to this .
             country from all over the globe in search of work. They"re Mexican , Haitian, .
             Salvadoran, and various other ethnic groups who have left their countries for a variety of .
             reasons. Some are just looking to make some money while others have left in order to .
             escape poor and often times repressive conditions in their home countries. These people .
             see America as a land of opportunity but these opportunities are not easy to find and .
             when do find them they"re often times grueling tasks that no American is willing to .
             perform.
             Through my extensive search I found two articles that caught my attention. The .
             first was from the November 10th New York Times Magazine. It covered different .
             aspects of illegal migrant labor including, working conditions and treatment from .
             employers as well as Americans in general. In the article was a lengthy description on the .
             plight of illegal Mexican laborers in Long Island. In one particular instance workers were .
             attacked by the local population primarily because of racial prejudice (most of the .
             workers are Latinos while the town is mostly white). There were also narratives of the .
             daunting tasks the workers perform for very little money.
             The second article was from the front page of New York Times and talked about .
             the scandal at a Tyson Foods meat packing plant , which involved the smuggling of .
             workers from Mexico all the way to Kentucky to work at the plant. The plant managers .
             did this in order to save costs but their scheme was uncovered when one of the workers .
             notified the police. .
             The primary reason why people hire illegal migrant laborers is they"re a source of .
             cheap labor. Every year landscapers, farmers, and even major corporations save hundreds .
             of millions of dollars through the use of migrant laborers.


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