Indiana Businesses: ICE Raids, Immigration Enforcement Make It Harder to Find Workers
Steve Obert felt deep concern in June watching reports of ICE agents raiding a New Mexico dairy farm. Officers arrested 11 immigrant workers who, authorities say, misused documents such as counterfeit green cards.
With half its staff gone, the farm scrambled to milk and care for the cows, threatening the survival of both the operation and the animals.
For Obert, the raid hit home. His family-run dairy farm in Gibson County employs well-trained immigrants to manage feed supplies, run the parlor and treat sick animals. Employees milk about 1,200 cows that produce 10,000 gallons of milk a day...
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