Processing Plants' Dangers Don't Scare off Migrants
The opportunities lie in the punishing nature of the work, hacking at animal parts in rapid succession as carcasses fly by.
Each year, thousands of illegal immigrants gravitate toward meatpacking plants in places like Cactus, Texas, and elsewhere, in search of steady-paying jobs that many native workers avoid.
Their attraction to one of the most dangerous factory jobs in the nation, experts say, has created an environment that's increasingly difficult to monitor, complicating efforts to improve conditions across the industry. By SUDEEP REDDY for the Dallas Morning News.