Mercedes Falk
2023 Special: ‘Milked’ Migrant Labor in Wisconsin
Author Ruth Conniff and people featured in her book “Milked” talk about migrant labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. Also: an interview with Tony Gonzalez about the push to allow migrant laborers to seek drivers licenses.
No Immigrants—No Dairy Industry (Hour 2)
Wisconsin’s dairy farms are very different from only a few years ago—with Mexican laborers making up a substantial share of the workforce. We’ll talk to Ruth Conniff, author of “Milked: How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers,” along with two prominent figures from her book.