The recent worker strike at a Monroe cheesemaker highlights a larger issue regarding immigration, according to Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Executive Director John Umhoefer. 

Last month, workers at W&W Dairy went on strike after new ownership required employees to verify their immigration status through E-Verify. Umhoefer explains that E-Verify is a national program required for dairy plants that make products for the government. He says the situation is highlighting a larger issue: America’s immigration system and what it means for the future of food production.

Umhoefer says dairy processing is growing, and therefore, it needs a growing workforce. Part of that answer is a smoother, modernized, year-round work opportunity for foreign labor.

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The recent worker strike at a Monroe cheesemaker highlights a larger issue regarding immigration, according to Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Executive Director John Umhoefer.&nbsp; Last month, workers at W&amp;W Dairy went on strike after new ownership required employees to verify their immigration status through E-Verify. Umhoefer explains that E-Verify is a national program required for dairy plants that make products for the government. He says the situation is highlighting a larger issue: America&rsquo;s immigration system and what it means for the future of food production. Umhoefer says dairy processing is growing, and therefore, it needs a growing workforce. Part of that answer is a smoother, modernized, year-round work opportunity for foreign labor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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