Ruth Conniff

RNC 2024 Day 2 Round-up

July 17, 2024

Terry Bell and Todd Allbaugh continue this weeks coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention with their round-up of day two. They are joined by Trygve Olsen of the Lincoln Project and Ruth Conniff, editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner.

2023 Special: ‘Milked’ Migrant Labor in Wisconsin

December 20, 2023

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)

May 23, 2023

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.

Common Bonds Between Wisconsin Dairy Farmers and Mexican Laborers (Sept 9 – Hour 3)

September 9, 2022

Ruth Conniff from the Wisconsin Examiner talks about her new book, “Milked,” that tells the story of how the percentage of undocumented immigrants working on Wisconsin dairy farms is sharply higher than many people would assume—and that can be a good thing if immigration laws are reformed and the farms are passed on a new […]

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