How Illegal Immigration Fuels the U.S. Consumer Economy

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By Steve Eder, Christina Shaman, David Jouppi and Gabriel BlancoNovember 17, 2024

Companies in need of workers turn to staffing agencies to fill their distribution centers and warehouses. Some unscrupulous agencies recruit and exploit undocumented workers. Steve Eder, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, looks at this unseen engine of the economy.

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