What I Saw On Our Trip to the US Mexican Border

Read former Local 212's president, Michael Rosen's account of his recent time spent at the US/Mexican border (excerpt below). For the full article, published in the Wisconsin Examiner CLICK HERE

I recently traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border from Wisconsin, a state that is heavily dependent on immigrant labor. A University of Wisconsin study estimates that 70% of the workers who milk cows in America’s Dairyland are undocumented immigrants. Other Wisconsin industries, including meatpacking, hospitality and construction, also lean heavily on migrant laborers. Yet a Marquette University law school poll recently found that two-thirds of Wisconsin voters agree with Republican politicians who say “the Biden administration’s border policies have created a crisis of uncontrolled illegal migration into the country.” This was an opportunity to see for myself. KEEP READING CLICK HERE