Published January 22 2011
Tyson Foods to partner with ICE to prevent illegal immigrants from working in plants
Wisconsin News
-- Federal Immigration officials are partnering with Tyson Foods to prevent undocumented immigrants from working in its food processing plants, an arrangement immigrant rights advocates are opposing. Tyson employs more than 600 workers at plants in Green Bay and JFederal Immigration officials are partnering with Tyson Foods to prevent undocumented immigrants from working in its food processing plants, an arrangement immigrant rights advocates are opposing. Tyson employs more than 600 workers at plants in Green Bay and Jefferson.


The director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed an agreement this week with Tyson's human resources director. The goal is to make Tyson a partner with federal agents in enforcing immigration laws. ICE director John Morton says he hopes the Tyson partnership will send a message to other large employers that his agency is serious about enforcement.


Immigration rights advocates aren't happy with ICE's latest initiative. They are trying to work with labor unions to push back against employers who sign up for the program by urging them to use their clout to lobby for a pathway to citizenship for immigrant workers.
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