The Hidden Truth Linking the Broken Border to Your Online Shopping Cart

Written By Bliss Requa-Trautz

The incoming Trump administration promises an immigration crackdown. But for years, the on-demand economy has been fueled by unscrupulous staffing agencies exploiting migrant workers.


By Steve Eder Danielle Ivory and Marcela Valdes

Published Nov. 17, 2024 Updated Nov. 19, 2024

American companies routinely turn to staffing agencies to find workers for warehouses and factories. Those agencies don’t all play by the rules. They’ve built an unseen engine of the economy by recruiting and exploiting undocumented migrants.

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