The New Industrial Migrants

            According to the passage new industrial migrants (Part I), it is talking about the immigrants and the employment within the industries. Many of the people which are from Mexico, Central America, and Southeast Asia started to immigrate to rural Colorado and some of them were hired and worked in the slaughterhouse. In this passage, it also talks about the hiring process. In 1980s, more than five thousand people were employed during one eighteen-month period. But every three months, the average worker quit or was fired. Moreover, the passage talks about the turnover rate is keep on increasing. The reason is the companies wanted to keep their insurance cost low. It is because the health insurance is now offered to workers after six months on the job. Therefore, if the workers quit or be fired in three months, then the companies do not need to pay the insurance fee. Furthermore, the other reason high turnover rate can help maintain a workforce within an industry. For instance, in the meat packing industry, it can control their employees easily and avoid them to unionize.

            According to the passage new industrial migrants (part II), it is talking about what IBP will do when they recruit migrant labor.The company used to employ the refugees, asylum-seekers and homeless people. IBP will hired buses to drive them and promised the workers that they will have steady work and housing. However, problems started to appear. The Immigration and Naturalization Service said that about one-quarter of all immigrants are illegal, but IBP just deny it. Also, IBP and GFI America wanted to employ as more as workers to work for them with paying less money. Therefore, the company used the homeless shelter to be their housing and just give the workers some burgers. Finally, this plan was failed. Many new recruits were angry and refused to stay at the shelter. At the same time, the advocates for the homeless were wrathful because they misuse the homeless shelter. Last but not least, the passage also points out there are some problems that brought by the immigrants. For instance, more crime because of the drug problems.

            In my opinion, the companies which are recruited migrant labors should respect them and give the workers the basic benefits. It is because they are same as the American citizens and they are doing the same things when they work. According to the two passages, we can know that most of the companies will just use any methods to make themselves earn more. For instance, they will promise the workers to have a stable work and housing, but after that the company just use the homeless shelter to be their home. Also, they will fire the workers every 3 months, so they do not need to pay the insurance fee instead to keep its insurance costs low. However, even the workers are not well educated, they will still work hard and do what they need to do. Therefore, the companies cannot treat them as a kid and lie to them. Company should benefit all of the workers no matter where they come from.