Some say plant prefers undocumented workers
By FRANCO ORDONEZ, KERRY HALL and AMES ALEXANDER - The Charlotte Observer
Illegal immigrants say it’s easy to get a job at House of Raeford Farms.
Of 52 current and former Hispanic workers at House of Raeford who spoke to The Charlotte Observer about their legal status, 42 said they were in the country illegally.
The company says it hires a high percentage of Hispanic workers. Company officials, though, say they don’t hire illegal immigrants knowingly.
But five current and former House of Raeford supervisors and human resources administrators, including two who were involved in hiring, said some of the company’s managers know they employ undocumented workers.
“If immigration came and looked at our files, they’d take half the plant,â€