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Immigration

America’s Dairyland

Risking Workers’ Lives for the Milk We Drink

Dairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much of the labor is done by immigrants working on small farms that operate with little safety oversight.

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America’s Dairyland

Officials Approve $8 Million for Housing for Immigrant Dairy Workers in Wisconsin

Dane County lawmakers cited ProPublica reporting for the moves to improve the lives of dairy workers in southern Wisconsin.

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,

America’s Dairyland

Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

A ProPublica investigation showed how language barriers contributed to authorities wrongly blaming a dairy farm worker for his son’s death. Lawmakers have responded.

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,

OSHA Investigates Small Dairy Farms So Rarely That Many Worker Advocates Don’t Bother to Report Deaths and Injuries

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,

Dairy Workers on Wisconsin’s Small Farms Are Dying. Many of Those Deaths Are Never Investigated.

by Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez,

Why Some Wisconsin Lawmakers and Local Officials Have Changed Their Minds About Letting Undocumented Immigrants Drive

by Melissa Sanchez,

Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry Relies on Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,

Following the Death of an 8-Year-Old on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, Officials Look to Bridge Law Enforcement Language Gap

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,

How We Reached Workers While Reporting on Dairy Farm Conditions

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, Photography by Caleb Alvarado,

Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry

by Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez,

Death on a Dairy Farm

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel,