West Liberty Foods, LLC today became the first Iowa-based business to be certified as a partner in a nationwide program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure a legal and more secure workforce.
President Obama last week announced his plan for comprehensive immigration reform. The administration’s plan includes four parts: increased border security, accountability for businesses who hire undocumented workers, reforming the visa system to expand the legal immigration system and a plan for bringing those in the U.S. illegally into the legal system.
Over the past decade, the meatpacking industry has bore the brunt of worksite immigration enforcement and witnessed government tactics change erratically as the nation wrestled with immigration policies.
I’ll be honest with you I was never one for grandstanding and politicking. So many empty promises, so much silly applause. But, I’ve always done my best to watch the State of the Union address.
