The odds are good that at some point in the food chain, a person working without proper documentation helped produce almost all of the products we eat or drink. But hiring immigrants to help fill worker shortages at American food factories is fraught with pitfalls.
Recent raids to oust immigrants with fake or inaccurate documentation illustrate just how difficult it is for food manufacturers to ensure they’re hiring people who didn’t falsify some part of their proof that they’re eligible for a job.