At home now, more than ever. As the coronavirus spreads across america, our entire food system is in danger. And the people who feed us are at risk. Covid19 has revealed a critical fact about our food system. Every plate of food we eat is touched by the hands of immigrant and migrant labor. People who have been kept in the shadows are now being called essential workers. Many lack protective equipment, paid sick leave, and health insurance. And they are on the front lines of this deadly pandemic. There has never been a more important time to tell their stories. Join me, as i explore our country. Looking at the biggest social and political questions of the day, through the lens of food. I mean, there is no one solution. Sharing a few good meals, along the way. And trying to figure out whats eating america. Immigration is ive spent 40 years in the food business. And i can tell you, without immigrants and Migrant Workers, our food system would collapse. The truth is, these hardworking men and women put food on our tables. Im heading out, across the country, to share the Inspiring Stories of the communities who feed america. Joining me on this journey is one of my dearest friends. Every time you have a bite, the sauce. Sauce. Bite. Sauce. Jose andres is a renowned chef and humanitarian. He feeds millions in the aftermath of natural disasters, through his nonprofit, world central kitchen. No chef in the world has done more to shine a light on immigration issues than he has. I keep repeating the phrase that Immigration Reform is not a problem for america to solve. Its an opportunity for america to seize. For jose, its personal. He came to the United States, from spain, 30 years ago. In 2013, he became a u. S. Citizen. When you examine the food system in america, people who are immigrants, migrants, refugees, documented and undocumented, are touching our food, every single step of the way. You realize how important it is to engage with people of other countries, in a way that makes sense. Jose and i want to engage with every american on the issue of immigration. Every american. President trump, two years and a half ago, you had a conversation with me on the phone. And you told me that you would love to hear our ideas on true Immigration Reform. I think enough time has passed. Im inviting you here to join us on this documentary to try, once and for all, to pass Immigration Reform. Are you up for it . Lets have lunch. Wed love to talk. Bye, sir. Boom. To show the connection between the food americans eat, and the immigrants who make it possible, jose and i figured theres no better place to start than right here, inside our nations capitol. Today, we are celebrating the food we produce, and especially the people behind the entire process. Finding out where the food eaten by our most powerful politicians comes from is difficult. Our requests for food information from the white house and senate yielded nothing. So, we found an alternative route. The house members dining room can be rented for catered events, which is what we did. The u. S. Capitols famous navy bean soup. Beans from laverne, tennessee, and the country ham, from missouri. Our farm to capitol event attracts dozens of lobbyists and industry insiders. All stakeholders in our food system. There are two entities that get shorted in this process. Its the farmers and the workers. Lawmakers, from both parties, show up, too. Ive learned that there is still a lot of people in the United States of america that go hungry. Many of these same dishes are served to members of congress, on any given day. Appropriately, all of the ingredients for this meal come from, right here, in the usa. What are you guys making . Kabobs. Ooh, nice. Where are you getting the bison from . Alexandria, virginia . Yeah. A global food company, serving 75 million meals a day in offices, hospitals, schools, and government facilities, like the house members dining room. They gave us photos and records to trace all 39 ingredients used in our buffet back to their sources. We can show you that all the food served tonight, somewhere along the way, has been touched by imgramigrant and migrant lab. Feeding the most powerful people in the country, the people who create the laws that affect their lives. The duck breast tostada is made with kale from Richardson Farms in white marsh, maryland. Agricultural employers can hire workers to fill the jobs. Richardson farms received work visas for 24 Migrant Workers in the 2019 season. The crab in the fritter is marketed as bestyet maryland crab meat. And thats from wt rourke and company in fishing creek, maryland. This harvest season, they have work visas for 35 Migrant Workers. From the strawberries on the salad bar, to the watermelon, every ingredient, no matter where it comes from, traces its way back to immigrant and migrant labor. So, how do we know about all these visas . Well, simple. Just like we did, you can go ahead and check the publicly available department of labor day ta badatabase, and you can which farms around the country are using the foreign guest worker visa program. And im headed to one of those farms to see what life there is actually like. Farms to see what life there is actually like. 2,906 miles away from washington, d. C. Giant fields of beautiful, california strawberries. Those utfolks,ng those strawberries onto the plates of the heavy hitters in the congressional dining room. Here in the salinas valley, the ocean breeze tricks nature into thinking its springtime, for nine months a year. Welcome to the heart of california farm country. Meet sarah, edgar, and batista. They are Migrant Workers from mexico, by way of the foreign guest worker visa program. N guest worker visa program. So the strawberries that you picked are being served in the congressional dining room, in washington, d. C. , on capitol hill. Do you have a message for those lawmakers . Were all connected, in more ways than we might realize. Thats where i live. Thats the baseball cap and colors of the university of minnesota. I work hard because, someday, i want my son to be able to go to school there. Gracias. Because areldi and the others are here under the h2a program, employers must provide meals, transportation, and housing. The irony is not lost on any fan of American Literature that the harvesters sleep four to a room here at the steinbeck lodge. This town being the home of john steinbeck, author of the grapes of wrath. Hi. Can i come in . Thats my kid. Because of covid19, the u. S. State department is now restricting h 2 a applications to only previous workers. This will create a shortage for the spring planting season. Studies show that the average American Worker doesnt want to do this kind of work. I fully agree. In my tenure, i have not seen an average american come apply. Sen average american come apply. Or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. For psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. And the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. 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Jackie vasquez is the director of operations. Three years ago, we didnt have enough people. And there was fields that, literally, there was tractors just plowing them down. So the Agricultural Labor shortage in america is so acute that you dont have a choice. You have to rely on this h2a program, and bring your workers up from mexico. If i am going to harvest the amount of acreage that is in my budget and that i have agreed to with certain retailers, i absolutely need h2a. In addition to h2a, good farms relies on imMigrant Workers, already giving in the United States. Studies show that the average American Worker doesnt want to do this kind of work. I fully agree. In my tenure, i have not seen an average american come apply. This is difficult work. Very difficult. I think a lot of people consider this unskilled labor. The reality is that this is very skilled labor. This is a person doing multiple things, in a second. Barber lives in the area and has been with good farms for seven years. She works in this field with other local harvesters. Ah. No good because its bruised. Shes showing me exactly what it takes to do this job. I dont know about your back, but mines already in a lot of pain. Yeah. I took seven advil prophylactically. My back. My legs. Your pride. My pride. She s would have returned you. Shes saying send him back . Yep. Tables have turned. How do you like that one . These people are paid by piece, by box. And so, how much a box . Its 2. 50 a box. An average harvester is probably doing 40 or 50 a day. The higherlevel ones are doing 100. A hundred a day. Wow. A nice chunk of change. Yeah. If you can hustle out and get a few more boxes per hour, thats a few more dollars. The local harvesters pay taxes on their income, like any hardworking american. A food truck arrives to signal break time, and ensures everyone has access to a meal. Beautiful. And everything looks so good and fresh. Weve been up in the other field with some of the other visaed workers who come up from mexico. They were really, really eager to talk to us. A lot of the workers, here, in this field, theyre more shy. Is that because of whats going on, politically, in america right now . Estimates are that 50 of our lab labor force in the food system, here, in america, is undocumented. People are presenting papers they get from somewhere that yeah. 100 of my employee is documented. Fair enough. Yes. As an employer, youre only required to see a couple pieces of paper from me. Valid documentation. Period. Period. I am not immigration to question the documentation that you are presenting. Youre not the police. I am not, nor do i want to be. As restaurant owners, jose and i are in the same boat. Little bit of the chili oil. Hiring workers. Accepting their paperwork. And complying with the law. Like many businesses, both, jose and i use everify, an Online System that checks employee information, to confirm they are authorized to work in the United States. If you, genuinely, believe the documents they are giving you. They look to be true, and you send them and the Social Security administration is not telling them anything but taking the money. Many, many of those undocumented are to america through their work and through their taxes they pay every single month. The vast majority. And taking jobs and statistically and quantifiably, other americans dont want to do. 12 miles down the road from good farms, just outside of salinas, california, i met up with theresa ramiro. Once an undocumented immigrant, herself, ms. Ramiro is now a u. S. Citizen and president of the united farm workers of america. Pleading for social justice. All of these workers. They dont want to speak. They dont want to say anything. And especially, with the atmosphere that is happening right now, they want to be in the shadows. Which is exactly what trump wants, and thats exactly the wrong thing to do. What do you think, when you hear those words coming out of our president s mouth . It is infuriating. We have people who feed, not only democrats or republicans, men, women, everybody in this in this country and the world. These lawmakers are enjoying the fruits and vegetables our harvest of workers. I would invite all of them to come in the fields and work one day. So they could appreciate the contribution of this community. I can guarantee you that none of them would last a day. With the coronavirus raging, the ufw is pleading with farms and government officials to protect these essential workers. Teachers educate our kids. Policemen protect us. Farm workers feed us. We feed america. We feed you. And people need to understand that. We pay tax, just like anyone else. And still, dont have access to a lot of things. 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The companys world headquarters. Springdale is a city of nearly 80,000 people. And the name tyson is everywhere. Look at all those tyson trucks lined up. Here you go. Thank you. We do about 11 Million Pounds of chicken a week out of here. Thats a lot of chicken. Looking good. I look great in brown. While ive cooked tens of thousands of chickens, this is the first time i am seeing the hardworking people responsible for processing them. Its humbling. Tyson employs more than 1,500 workers in springdale. Nearly a quarter come from a surprising place. Were the largest population of marshall islanders in the country, here, in springdale. And you are the largest employer of marshall islanders, outside of the Marshall Islands. Correct. The Marshall Islands is made up of more than 1,100 islands in the Pacific Ocean and 29 coral atolls. The most famous of which is called bikini. The United States government now wants to turn this great, Destructive Force into something good for mankind. Between 1946 and 1958, the United States conducted 23 Nuclear Weapons tests here. The Nuclear Fallout affected every aspect of life here. Fishing. Farming. Health. In 1986, the United States and the Marshall Islands entered into the compact of free association. The deal allows the marshallees to live, study, work, and pay taxes in the United States. Though, they are not granted american citizenship. A few traded the ocean waves for the Freshwater Lakes of northwest arkansas, and jobs at tyson foods. Many more followed. English. Spanish. Marsha marshallese. How long have you been working here . And why springdale . What made you come here . Springde what made you come here . A lot of us come from places in the Marshall Islands that, perhaps, we never had a job. And its an island life. Think about it. Melissa founded the Arkansas Coalition of marshallese. In the Marshall Islands, there arent clocks. We dont have any clocks. Come on. The clock is the sun. You just look and, oh, its noon. Melissa and i are having lunch at joe joes. A recently opened market that specializes in marshallese food. Look, its gorgeous. Without places like this, where you dont have access to the real, authentic marshallese food, youre just kind of, in a way, disconnected from your culture. When the marshallese first started coming over here. First, ones, then, twos and threes and fours. There were good jobs here. The tyson plant, primarily. Its a good thing for them because, now, you have documented. Now, we want to be careful with this. Documented nonimmigrant. The term nonimmigrant is important. Defining their noncitizen status in the eyes of the u. S. Government. Melissa was able to become a u. S. Citizen, in 2011, through her military service. [ speaking Foreign Language ] amen. That was very, very sweet. Really . Yes. I have no idea what those words meant. Zero. But i know exactly what they meant. Its thank you. Take care of the people around us. You know, we were brought up to be caregivers. And we were brought up in a way that everything is shared. Fish heads, simmered in coconut milk, with red fruit. Wow. Its really good, huh . Oh, my god. I had to come to northwestern arkansas to have fish and bread fruit and coconut milk soup. Yeah. Im just glad there is a place now, the community can gather, kids can come and taste what home is like. If you could wave a magic wand for your community here, what would it be . The first wish will be that we have equal access to a lot of things, including medicaid. Our children dont have access to the snap program. Supplemental nutrition. But were here documented. We pay tax, just like anyone else. And still, dont have access to a lot of things. 40 of marshallese in the United States live below the poverty line. Because of their noncitizen status, the marshallese cant access many government benefits and programs designed to help the poor. And they dont have the right to vote. Ive just read a study that several of the islands are, still, ten times more toxic than the chernobyl site. Nobyl sitee. Granted. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. For psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. And the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Communities that feed america has brought me to springdale, arkansas. Home to tyson foods. Theyre a key employer of the largest population of marshallese outside of the Marshall Islands. The nonimmigrant status of this community is an obstacle to creating a new life here. What dishes are you guys making . That one is make from pumpkin. Ooh. See, now, were starting to get interesting here. Both, lucy and ty want to become u. S. Citizens. Whats your favorite guilty pleasure American Food . I will say that it is pizza. Yeah. Youre not alone. Youre not alone. They both need to be sponsored by an adult family member, who is, also, a citizen. Your siblings are on the fast track because theyre in the military. Your parents are getting fast tracked because their children are in the military. Yes. I am waiting for my parents because thats a faster path. If i wait for my children, i have to wait, maybe, another 20 years or so. It seems very complex. Uhhuh. And whats the most important reason, for you, that you want to become a citizen . I get to use the vote. And, in fact, few years back, we start to encourage our young people to register to vote. Because we know that the more we vote, the more people and they want to be part of this community. I just read a study that several of the islands are, still, ten times more toxic than the chernobyl site. I mean, thats just a staggering thought. I came from one of the island that was affected from the bomb. My family. They have cancer. Its its heartbreaking to hear. Cancer and diabetesrelated diseases remain the leading cause of death among marshallese. A concrete dome entombs radioactive waste cleaned up during the 1970s. But many of the islands remain uninhabitable. Rising ocean levels, also, threaten to make the marshallese the planets very first climate refugees. Soon, there may not be a home to go back to. Creating a home, here, in springdale, arkansas, is more important than ever. Amazing. This stroll of the atolls festival encourages to learn more about marshallese culture. What are you guys making . Coconut candy. Im always nervous about trying new things. Wow. That is delicious. The marshallese contribute to this community and to our country, in many ways, and they pay taxes. Since they dont get to vote in their own selfinterest, thats taxation, without representation. Is there something specific that the state legislature is considering now that would help marshallese become citizens faster . At the state level, really, our hands are kind of tied for federal regulations for immigration. But something we did this past legislative session which i am really excited about is extend instate tuition rates to marshallese students. So even though its not citizenship, it is expanding opportunity. As the top employer in springdale, tyson foods has also stepped in to help their immigrant workforce. High School Equivalency classes like ged, citizenship classes, Digital Literacy and financial literacy. These folks are the backbone of this company. It doesnt happen without them. Its important for us that our team members feel like theyre not only stable but also welcome. When you discuss this around the country, are people surprised such a progressive idea started in the northwest corner of arkansas . Yeah. The pathway to citizenship issue. Thats a tricky road to navigate here. Especially, the marshallese because of their unique citizenship puzzle. Is the company doing anything . Youre a big corporation. You can lobby d. C. You have an incredible story to tell about these people. I dont know where that will go, and whether or not we will be able to have a larger impact on that conversation or not. So, why arent we making the pathway to citizenship easier for the marshallese . They gave up their atolls for the greater good. In return, u. S. Military testing destroyed their home. United states citizenship means far more than access. Its the opportunity to share in the promise of the american dream. We create too many hoops for you to jump through, to actually become real citizens and vote, do all the other things that are necessary. Yeah. Yeah. That has been pretty tough. But i am a soldier. Im an american. And im a marshallese. And nobody will ever take that away from me. He uses so many immigrants to run these operations. I thought a businessperson, a successful businessperson, would understand that. , a successful businessperson, would understand that. [indistinct radio chatter] mom come on, hurry up all systems go . Mission Control 5 4 3 2. 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I am officially running for president of the United States. Were going to show you how the Restaurant Industry really works. Hey. How you doing . Two for lunch. By dining at trump grill. We brought in our cell phones and some small cameras to document our lunch. How are you . I am from i grew up in barcelona. Where are you from . Mexico. Our friendly, mexicanborn server, takes our order. He is going to have the taco bowl. What am i going to have . Maryland crab cakes. Steps away from where trump said this. When mex its people, theyre not sending their best. This is the statement that, also, caused jose to pull out of a restaurant deal with the trump hotel. Jose andres, the celebrity chef who cut ties after Donald Trumps controversial remarks about immigrants last month was in d. C. Today. In 2015, the Trump Organization sued for breach of contract. Two years later, they released a joint statement, announcing the lawsuit had been settled. He uses so many immigrants to run his operations. I thought a businessperson, a successful businessperson, will understand that. And then, i thought, well, he he ran on that and the immigrant rhetoric. Hopefully, maybe, now hes president , his rhetoric will change. This has not changed. Im highly disappointed. It, also, hasnt changed the fact that immigrants make up the majority of the staff here, include including the head chef. Where are you from . Im from guyana. This isnt unique to trump grill. Across the country, an estimated 22 of restaurant workers are foreign born. And restaurants are only the most publicfacing point of the industry. Immigrant labor drives the entire foodsupply chain. Oh, my god. Jumbo lump maryland crab cakes. You can see those nice, big pieces of lump in there. Not bad crab cake. Very good. The journey of maryland crab is a long one. And it starts 227 miles away from here. Trump grill sells maryland crab cakes. Maryland crab comes from the Chesapeake Bay. Were looking at one of the most vibrant cultural and culinary elements of the entire eastern seaboard. Ive lived here my entire life. So of course to me its very special. I think the Chesapeake Bay is very unique. Aubrey vincent is the coowner of lindys seafood, a crab processor thats been in business here for the last 40 years. Every maryland picking house is familyrun. So its someone like me and my dad that are running multigenerational Family Businesses, and thats how that product is getting on your table. Its the waterborn version of the family farm. Up to 140,000 pounds of crab are steamed,ds picked, and packed every day. When our community, our last census i think was 165 people. I hire 105. Based on the census, every Single Person would need to be unemployed and interested in this job to even begin to fill the job openings. There just arent enough local t residents to fill this seasonal job. So the only way you can make it all work from a labor standpoint is how . Well, the only solution weve been able to find so far is to supplement the American Labor we have with the h2b program. There are two kinds of h2 guest worker visas. H 2 a is for Seasonal Agricultural work with no limit to theri number of Workers Companies can hire. H2b is for every other type of temporary, nonagricultural work, like crabbing. Butke the number of these visass capped each year. About 26 years ago, we starteds supplementing our American Workforce with h2bs during our peak season. How has that changed over the years . Erwell, theres been more of demand for Seasonal Workers than there have been visas. In 2018, American Companies applied for threeic times the number of available visas. The first come first served system pits industry against industry with nowhere near enough visas to go around. There was timeswh we had to havee conversations of can we stay alive . Weve lost a lot of familyrun businesses in this area simply because they didnt have theth labor to keep running, because they couldnt turn to this program. There is one Family Business that has received the Foreign Worker visas it has employed for year after year. President trumpar wins visaso hire 70 Foreign Workers for maralago in palm beach. Maralago is the only one who hires Foreign Workers for jobs, but is the only one whose owner was elected president while repeatedly and relentlessly saying this. My administration will follow two very simple rules. Buy american and hire american. So hes very brave, what youre doing. Tomorrow after anybody watches this, somebody can grab you and kick you out of country or put you in jail. To make up. Miles to the job site. The campsite. And anything else we set our sights on. Miles that take us back to the places we want to go. And to the people who count on us. So, lets roll up our sleeves. Because weve got miles to make up. Hold on one second. 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Transfer your Service Online in a few easy steps. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Transfer your service in minutes, making moving with xfinity a breeze. Visit xfinity. Com moving today. If you see maryland crab on a restaurant menu, its most likely picked by Migrant Workers like those at lindys seafood in hoopersville on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. These people are paid by the amount of crab that they pick, so you dont want to waste a single bit of meat during the process. Every person here is doing around three crabs a minute. You have amazing skill. Not only are you very fast, but youre not even bothering to wear a safety glove, so you must really be good with that knife. Translator yes. Not too much. Just a little. People like yisira pick crabs. For the last 20 years, shes been coming here through the h2b program. Do you like the system that youve been given, or is it your desire to live here in the states permanently . Ysidra and her coworkers spend eight months away from home. Though not required under the h2b program lindys provides housing for 45 a week located just a short walk from the plant. That must have been very hard when your children were young to leave them behind. You must be so proud of that house and what youve been able to do for your family. Congratulations. Mmhmm. Thank you. Just with one visa to you si. Thats amazing. These workers are the linchpin of tourism to the bay, supplying crab for menus throughout the chesapeake. Their contribution helps drive the 38. 5 billion u. S. Seafood industry along with the entire supply chain of haulers and drivers, right down to the 2. 3 million foreignborn restaurant workers bringing it all to our tables. A lot of people think that people like you are dangerous. I dont see anything dangerous when im talking to immigrants and migrants in america. They are drug dealers, and they are criminals of all kind. We are taking mexicos problems. We have some bad hombres here, and were going to get em out. This is jesus lira, an undocumented immigrant from mexico. For the past decade, he worked as a banquet chef for donald trump. Beautiful. Jose has invited jesus to come to his home for lunch. This is the first time jesus is allowing himself to be identified on television. So im making for you a dish south of spain. It uses garlic, olive oil, and tomato. I think were going to add salmon. How many years have you been in the United States . 18. You work at a trump property . Trump national. You were hired there with papers, like if you were documented . Mmhmm. And for how long you work there . Ten years. You worked ten years at the President Trump property . Yeah. And nobody ever realized that you were an undocumented . They know. You dont have to be a genius to see the difference between a real green card and a fake green card. Youve been filling out your taxes like any other legal. I do my taxes like a normal people, like a legal people. But everything is looking to the other side . Of course, because they need us. Over his decade working at Trump National golf course, jesus amassed a trove of documents pay stubs, tax returns, even an employee of the month award. I dont have nothing to hide, so you guys can see every single paper. Jesus paid nearly 30,000 in Social Security and medicare taxes over ten years for benefits he will never receive. Illegal immigration hurts American Workers, burdens american taxpayers, and undermines public safety. Illegal immigration costs our country billions and billions of dollars each year. The governments own data estimates undocumented immigrants contribute 16 billion annually to federal retiree programs, helping to keep them solvent for the rest of us. Jesus claims he was hired with the help of a trump accountant, who coached him twice on how to get better fake papers. I showed the papers, and they told me, this is not a good ones because they look too fake. And the third time, i get the good ones. During his time at westchester, jesus cooked for trump himself. He says any future he had with the golf club ended with a phone call in january 2019. The guy told me that theyre going to use everify. They kind of want me back, but they cant have me. That was my feeling. Within days, the Trump Organization said it would start using everify at all of its properties. So its very brave, my man, what you are doing. You are risking a lot. Tomorrow after anybody watches this, somebody can grab you and kick up out of the country or put you in jail and send you out. You know, i think about that like a lot because my family, i got my kids. I got my wife. Its not easy for me doing this. But, again, nobody is going to do it for me. So i got to fight my own battle if i want to win. Jesus immigration attorney, anibal romero, represents 40 undocumented workers from eight trump properties. So if i was a friend, i would tell him probably that what hes doing is not in his best interest. Why is he really doing it . Yeah, that was a conversation i had with jesus and the other 40 workers. And what they are telling me is that enough is enough. They understand the risks, and this is a way to tell america that this is a problem and they want to tell their story. They think they can make a difference. Is he in any legal trouble . He is, and thats why the system is broken. Technically speaking, immigration can arrest him, detain him, and deport him from the United States. The new York State Attorney general is investigating Trump National golf Club Westchester after receiving complaints about wages and working conditions. Trump trump trump the Trump Organization has not responded to our request to discuss the allegations of jesus and the other workers. The last time jesus saw trump in person was the night the candidate celebrated his super tuesday victory at the golf club. We love our country. We love our country. What they should know about your story, an undocumented immigrant. This is a country of brave people. So be brave. Fight for the right thing. We can make america really great. We got the power in our hands. I think these people, they finally deserve that america loves them back because theyve been giving a lot of love to america. Politicians are using this to divide us when in reality the solution is very easy. Legalize the 11 million, and let focus on border security. I happened to be in a meeting, and i had one of my school translators run in, and she said theres a raid going on. Ive received ten phone calls. I should get a quote. Do it. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. And ask your doctor about biktarvy. Biktarvy is a complete, onepill, onceaday treatment used for hiv in certain adults. 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Lucky for me, im here during tomato season. Granger county, tennessee, tomato valhalla. I mean the acidity and the sweetness balance, theyre so good. Do you happen to be a granger county tomato farmer . Yes, sir. The tomatoes are insane. Thank you. Now, what makes morristown unique is that while tennessees population is about 7 hispanic, in morristown, that population comes in at about 20 . And theres a very good reason for it jobs. Morristown and the surrounding counties have become an economic hub for everything from manufacturing to meatpacking. We have three active industrial parks, and were looking for possible fourth somewhere down the road. The local hispanic population is more than double what the state average is. Is that demographic part of whats helping the Success Story . The hispanic population has been growing in morristown since the middle 80s. There were large tomato farms, and migrants would come in. And many of them stayed to work over the winter at a chicken Processing Plant here. As the local economy grew over the decades, so did the need for immigrant and migrant labor. Are these workers able to get the proper visas for those that arent citizens here . I know that the legal or illegal issue is a hot topic and has always been a bit of a topic here as far as job growth goes. And that was reflected in the i. C. E. Raid, the one last year. Breaking tonight, right now, 97 people in east tennessee face charges or are in custody tonight after a federal raid by immigration agents on a meat plant. 2018 saw more than four times the number of workplace i. C. E. Raids over the Previous Year. The aftereffects have become an all too real part of the immigrant experience across the United States. I. C. E. Raids have begun across the country. Raids were last weekend. I. C. E. Expects to target about i want to find out what happens to a community when i. C. E. Comes to town. It was a typical day. If im not mistaken, it was a thursday. April 5th, 2018, started out like any other morning at southeastern provision, a meatpacking plant just 15 minutes outside of morristown. I was upstairs on the upper level, and i was about to go down to get a cloth for the hydraulic pump. This worker wishes to remain anonymous. His friends still dont know he is an undocumented immigrant. I remember looking at my phone, and it was almost an hour after they break into the building. It was around 9 00 a. M. That workers noticed police cars pull up. Gonzalo chavez had been working at the plant for a year and a half after coming with a friend to tennessee from mexico city. He is currently undergoing kidney dialysis through a catheter in his neck. When they handcuffed you, did anyone tell you what was going on . Sounds scary. At least 55 armed i. C. E. And irs agents as well as the tennessee Highway Patrol surrounded the premises. A helicopter hovered above. They come in, and they make us take our tools down and put everything down, and they pat us down. I didnt know what was going on. When they put the zip ties, we walk out to the main area, and there was a big old line of people already detained. 97 employees were arrested that day, all of them latino. The news spread quickly throughout morristown. I happened to be in a meeting, and i had one of my school translators run in, and she said, theres a raid going on. Ive received ten phone calls. K. C. Kir berson is the cofounder of a local Leadership Organization and a school administrator. I reach out to all of our principals in the district to make sure those students that were going home were not going home by themselves. So we created a system that we had people to ride on the buses and ride behind the buses. And if the students got to the door and there was no one there, we would take them back to the school and keep them there until someone could pick them up. All in a matter of minutes and hours . Yeah. I think thats the mama in us. Yeah, i think so. Yeah. That was our first thought. Thats what our first thoughts were. Take care of those babies. The kids. Veronica galvan is the director of religious education at st. Patrick catholic church. She and k. C. First met at the local armory where the arrested workers were taken for processing. We were just making sure that the families were calm. I do need that list if you have a list that tells us whos in there. This lady right here, she has diabetes and they told me she might need medication. We actually told one of the police officers, we said if theyre not being fed, well bring you the food. Just take it to them. A lot of them had medical conditions. Yes. Diabetic, high blood pressure, and they needed to be fed. Some of them were on insulin. They werent able to take the insulin with them. They were just picked up. [ applause ] oh, my god. Throughout that day and into the night, 32 undocumented workers were released to their families, their deportation cases to be heard at a later date. I think the most heartwrenching thing is when wed stand in the dark and we would wait for the people to come out. And we received them, we hugged them, and they were like, i didnt know i was going to get out. I didnt know where im at. Theres people on the other side, is this my mom . Is this my dad, waiting for them. And we would do it over and over and over again until the last one. Any more people coming . No . Then when we saw the buses and the vans leave, we knew that that was the last person. You got to turn around and say, thats it. Your dads not coming. We had little ones hold our legs, please bring mom. Please bring dad. That was the hardest thing because i would see my kids. What if that was me . What if it was my children asking for help . Nine of the detained workers were deported. Two remain in federal custody. 54 were sent to Detention Centers in alabama and then on to louisiana. At least 160 children of the detained, many of them u. S. Citizens, were left without a parent. I got home, and i asked my mom if she knew about it, and shes like and shes like, yeah. They got your dad. And i was shocked. I looked up to him. Many things i do is for him because hes ill, and i just want to see him. All i ask is to help us and pray for everybody that doesnt have their families. And please unite them back together. Where are we going, and what do we have to do to change everything as its happening right now because let me tell you, whats happening right now, it doesnt work. Eenager has the. At subaru, were taking on distracted driving. With sensors that alert you when your eyes are off the road. The subaru forester. The safest forester ever. Proof i can fight moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis. With humira. 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The Community Came together, and donations poured in. And whenever we got to st. Patricks, people kept dropping off donations. I had someone step in literally crying and said, i voted for trump. And, you know, i vote the against immigration, but i did not know it was this, and hand over their check and walked out the door. We didnt know it looked like this. Can you tell me what the patches on your face for . Gonzalo chavez says that he told immigration officers he has type 1 diabetes but says he was denied his medication for 15 days. The situation is so awful, they would assume that just by the way someone looks, you can diagnose a blood illness. Im sorry. His deteriorating health affected his eyesight and left him unable to work. In response to gonzalos claim, i. C. E. Told us that detainees, quote, receive all necessary and appropriate care. Gonzalo lost his apartment, car, and all his personal belongings after the raid. His medical bills have been paid through donations. He lived for free in a home owned by a friend before returning to mexico city to be cared for by his family. The other detained employee i met has been granted a temporary visa to work in the United States. His familys future remains uncertain. Your wife is an american citizen. Yes. Right . Your children are american citizens. Yes. How long have you been here . Ive been here 20 years. I was only 15 when i was brought up here, so i didnt have no choice. So you came here as a minor. Yeah. I would hate to go back. I mean i dont see why my kids have to pay for that. Right. Theyd probably say, well, let them stay here, but thats not a way to keep a family together. Of course not. Thats not americas principles. And what about the plant owner who hired the undocumented workers . James brantley was paying workers in cash and underreporting his taxes. Since i. C. E. Piggybacked on an irs investigation, they dont even call the raid a raid. On july 31st, 2019, brantley was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax fraud and hiring people unauthorized to work in the United States. James brantley declined our interview request. At the plant, i meet his daughter kelsey. I represent the interests of my family. Thats all that im really comfortable letting you guys know. I appreciate you guys being respectful. Absolutely. And i mean i understand what you guys are trying to do, and i hope to see it, and i hope it, you know, it raises awareness to a very important issue that everybody has to eat. Thank you. You know what . Shes right. People do have to eat. If we better understand exactly who is feeding us, then maybe we can start making smarter decisions about u. S. Immigration policy. It seems that farming around here, you cant do it without cant do it without the migrant work. Yeah. With the few that we have, we still have plants that go to waste because we cant get it all picked, because we dont have enough workers and we dont have enough documented or, you know, legal workers. If undocumented workers go away, our food system breaks down. It really does. So what happens when i. C. E. Comes to town . Everyone feels the impact. Clearly the system doesnt work. How about this country and citizenship . Is that something that you want to be a part of your future . You were so public in your advocacy and your restaurant is so popular. Are you ever afraid of being detained or deported yourself . With the freestyle libre 14 day system, a continuous glucose monitor, you dont have to. With a painless, onesecond scan you can check your glucose with a smart phone or reader so you can stay in the moment. No matter where you are or what youre doing. Ask your doctor for a prescription for the freestyle libre 14 day system. You can do it without fingersticks. 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How are you . Fantastic. Good to see you. Just over a century ago, it was the italians, persecuted and unwanted, who made a home here in philadelphia. Of course they brought their food traditions along too. 90 days old milk never tasted so good. Thats really good. Yeah. Since the turn of the century, its always been an immigrant market. You know, people coming over after the war. Even before that, escaping world war i. The people that are immigrating now arent those same immigrants from before. To have more more diversity and variety is a blessing. Today philadelphias long tradition of sheltering those seeking freedom is playing out here. South philly barbakoa. Its where my friend, the celebrated chef christina martinez, makes her contribution. You can get tacos. You can get the consomme. But its the barbacoa by the pound, you kind of go nuts. So, so delicious. Its hard to describe how perfect christinas lamb is, but melts in your mouth is probably the first thing that comes to mind. And dont be afraid to dunk it in the consomme, right . As a business owner, christina relies on dozens of immigrant employees. She is also an advocate for foreignborn workers in the local restaurant scene and an undocumented immigrant herself. You are so public in your advocacy and your restaurant is so popular. Are you ever afraid of being detained or deported yourself . Its a United Nations in here. Mmhmm. Thats how we like it. With the support of her husband and Business Partner ben miller, christina makes sure that everyone who comes here feels welcomed. This is a very safe place. We can stop i. C. E. At the door. We can demand to see a warrant. We can refuse cooperation with i. C. E. You understand that you have the right to do so, and a lot of other Business Owners dont. Thats what leadership is. Christina and i long ago had the conversation of the risks and consequences involved with telling her story. We would lose a lot if we got raided. We have certainty were fighting for the right thing. Its worth it. You guys met in a restaurant, right . We were working together all day. After a year or so of me asking her to go out, she finally went out with me. In my naivete, i thought i could help her out with her immigration status right away. You know, just get married to an american. Which by the way, a lot of people think thats the way it was for the 70s, 80s. You could marry someone from here and get your thing. Its no longer true. Christina was caught attempting to cross the border in 2006. That means that she is subject to deportation. It also means that she must move back to mexico for ten years before shes eligible to apply for u. S. Citizenship. Wait ten years, which is actually an incentive for people to stay. They say [ bleep ] it. Then im just going to stay here with no rights and exploitable conditions. Christina and ben created a regular meeting with others in the industry to build a coalition for change. Thank you so much for coming in support. We were just recently talking, and you said that working itself is not a crime. Its that hiring a worker without papers is a crime. So the responsibility falls on the employer. Right. The federal law prohibits employers from hiring undocumented workers, but engaging in the act of undocumented work is, in and of itself, not illegal. Its not criminal. But i think in our popular imagination or in our society, we think of it as criminal. Isnt that part of all of our problem . The crime is on the employers side of the ledger, and yet the people paying the price for it, like thats what happened in a twotiered system. Theres an inequitable piece to this when it comes to the law itself. And thats the rub, right, is that if you talk to workers, they dont see it as illegal. You talk to a bunch of employers. They say we hire a bunch of undocumented folks. We think its okay because theyre contributing to our workplace. We consumers of the various businesses that use undocumented work are okay with it. So in some sense, everybodys okay with it, but yet we have these laws on the books that make it so that they are a subclass of people that are subject to abuse and exploitation. The Asylum Program is a scam. Some of the roughest people youve ever seen. Get out. Sorry. Get out. Cant handle it. Our country is full. Cant come in. Its very simple. These are the stakes christina and the nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country face every day. I always find over a meal you break bread, you find solutions. Someone might break that rule. Someone might break that rule biktarvy is a complete, onepill, onceaday treatment used for hiv in certain adults. Its not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights hiv to help you get to and stay undetectable. Thats when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. 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Where are you from . Serbia. Like supporting local farms that treat their workers fairly. In the grocery aisle, we can vote with our food dollars. So what this sticker right here means is that the farm worker was respected, that their concerns were taken into account. Mmhmm. Efi, or equitable food initiative, is a new Certification Program that aspires to be the Fair Trade Coffee of u. S. Agriculture. Efi currently unites 34 farms with bigchain stores like costco. Stores pay a bit more for the product. Consumers make a purchase they can feel good about. Conditions in the field are vastly improved and safer, and the farm workers receive monthly bonuses. Workers receive monthly bonuses. Workers receive monthly bonuses. Their dignity and respect, the empowerment that they receive, the knowledge that they acquire, they take that home. And theyre saying, im really proud to be a harvester. Thats a culture change. Changing the immigration laws that affect our food system is much tougher. The h2a program, its for temporary work. Well, in todays agriculture, its not all temporary. Theres a lot of things that are permanent. While there is Political Support for expanding the h2 seasonal visa system to include yearround businesses like dairy farms, reports of wage theft, forced labor, and other abuses within the current h2 system are numerous. We think it should be renamed. One innovative alternative is the blue card. Its basically a green card for undocumented agriculture workers currently living in the United States. This is something that will give them legalization here. Not only them, but their spouses and their minor children. It allows for a legal status for people working the farm, cut and dried, pure and simple. Yes, and that would protect agriculture industry. People are saying, oh, no, youre going to give legalization to all these people who are coming to this country and create problems. Theyre not creating problems. Theyre putting food on our tables, and they are the backbone of agriculture. Any Immigration Reform requires a massive legislative fix, and that means compromises are needed here on capitol hill. So why is passing Immigration Reform so difficult . Jose and i grab lunch at one of his d. C. Restaurants with a couple of lawmakers. This notion of comprehensive immigrati immigration, i think we have to address these issues piecemeal. Will hurd represents the 23rd district of texas. His district spans 820 miles along the United States mexico border and 70 of eligible voters there are hispanic. If youre going to be productive to our economy, our society, our culture, youre welcome. Come in. But lets streamline it and make it legal. Joe kennedy represents the Fourth District of massachusetts. As Robert Kennedys grandson, he carries the legacy of his familys name. The challenge with a piecemeal approach is that the harder pieces to fix just never get done because you can never quite get there. Joe is a vocal proponent of comprehensive Immigration Reform. Our country is being devastated by this on a daily basis, and the people that are bearing the brunt of it are the folks that can least shoulder that burden. Its really great that you two decided to join us here in a Mexican Restaurant nonetheless. We have to get back into these refried beans. I never had anything like this. Did you eat some of that . I did. I always find over a meal you break bread, you find solutions. Stick around congress. They might break that rule. I hear the republican side, and they want to bash Immigration Reform. And i hear the democrat side, and they want to pass Immigration Reform, and it never happens. What do we have to do to make it happen . This is how hard the problem is. When president obama was in office, he had a Democratic Senate and super majority in the house and still wasnt able to get Immigration Reform. President bush was the same way. Yeah. In 2007, Senate Republicans stopped the president bushbacked comprehensive Immigration Reform act. It is impossible for this country to route people out of our society and, quote, send them home. Its just its not going to happen. Right now its up to republicans in the house to decide if we can move forward as a country on this bill. If they dont want to see it happen, theyve got to explain why. By 2013 with his democratic majority in the house gone, president obamas hopes for an immigration bill also disappeared. And now we have President Trump. If youre going to try to do something that is as hard as Immigration Reform, the president s going to have to lean on it. And i havent seen that inclination yet out of this president to lead on an immigration policy that is anywhere near what i would say is reflective of the values that the vast majority of the American Public holds. The presidency in general is absolutely critical to trying to get something done. The only way were going to get big things done is by doing it together and doing it in a bipartisan way. We need to recognize if we pass Something Big like this, there will be enough credit to go around that you can go home and talk about, hey, i solved this problem. Our food system is something that connects all of us. Without immigrant and migrant laborers, food prices would skyrocket. Wed go hungry. We have so many reasons to do this. Is it going to take some sort of bigger disaster to move the needing . In may 2019, we had 144,000 people come in the country illegally. All of the Previous Year of so the crisis is here. I agree 100 with will, were at it. Youre kind of well past that crisis point. You know, one of the things i always get frustrated, which somebody agrees with me, always want to say why arent you part of the other party. Why cant we just agree . Heres what happens, most extreme views are then taken to apply to the entire group. The democrats want open borders, anybody they want, including ms13 pouring into the country. Those that hold most extreme views hold the oxygen, dominate social media and media. All the people in the administration who have done this and committed it are guilty of child abuse. Thats the reality of political debate and discourse. So challenge is how do you inoculate yourself against the factors trying to pull us apart for political purposes to address one of the deepest and most systemic fixes our country actually needs . Sitting here and chatting, i believe this is how most americans want to see lawmakers interacting with each other. Bipartisanship a rare commodity in era of us versus then. Just got harder in house of representatives. Will hurd wont seek reelection in 020. Joe kennedy is running for the senate. America is the ultimate immigrant country in the history of mankind and we need to embrace it. New tide power pods one up the cleaning power of liquid. 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Theyre blessed with opportunity to belong to new place, dont want to take anything from anybody, only want to be part of it. Asked him what was his secret, you know what he said, i work hard. Work hard. It is one of the themes we heard over and over again across the country. America is the ultimate immigrant country of the history of mankind and we need to embrace it, and we need to see it as the opportunity that it is. For the ones that we arrive from far away and from the ones that belong here already. Thank you so much. Yes, sir. Were coming here for a reason, to make a Better Living for our families. Im an american. Im a soldier. Im still a soldier at heart, and all of my children. Nobody will ever take that away from me. That away from me. We feed america. We feed you. And people need to understand that. This is a country of brave people, so fight for the right thing, we can make america really great. A very wise man once told me that immigration is not a problem for america to solve, its an opportunity for america to seize. Raise your hand if you believe immigrants make this country great. Despite all the angry rhetoric, positive Public Opinion of immigration is actually growing. A 2019 survey from independent organization Democracy Corps shows the number of americans who believe that immigrants strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents rose by 11 following the 2018 midterm elections. We tried, but we didnt chat with the one american who has most changed the immigration debate. White House Press Office told us his schedule was full. So President Trump, are you up for it . Lets have lunch, we just want to talk. Bye sir. Where are you . Chicken sandwich my friend. Were ready when you are, mr. President , lunch is on us. Over the next four episodes my pursuit of answers to our nations most vexing questions will take me on some epic journeys. Whats up, ladies . With our environment in crisis and climate deniers muddying the waters, what does Climate Change mean for the food we eat. This is what were dealing with. These are all dead. Yep. As Health Care Costs rise, are we addicted to unhealthy food . Processed food is made to make you eat faster and to make you eat more. Over mexican classics and southern comforts im dining with Voting Rights activists. There is no way that politicians should have that much power to decide which american citizens get to vote and which dont get to vote. Im also asking those in power, why wouldnt we do everything we can to make sure that everyone can vote . We do. As 20 million americans struggle with addiction just like i did. I slept every night on a pile of dirty clothes. Can the Restaurant Industry help pave the road to recovery . I want you all to know that dinner is being prepared by alcoholics for you tonight, so those people out there need what we have. Yes, some hope. Yeah. 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