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Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat

1:28pm January 17, 2025

Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages. The Trump administration has promised mass deportations on an unprecedented scale. We asked Nebraskans what that could mean.

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Corralling COVID-19 In Meatpacking And Poultry Processing Plants

4:26pm March 01, 2021

by Keri Brown

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The Amarillo area of Texas, which includes Potter and Randall counties, has more than 2,700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Cases Surge In Texas Panhandle As State Continues To Reopen

3:22pm May 18, 2020

by Austin Horn

Amarillo reported over 700 new cases on Saturday. Moore County, just north of Amarillo, has the highest per capita number of cases in the state. One in every 39 people there have tested positive.

Teresa, 31, worked at a pork processing plant in Nebraska for five years until injuries to her shoulder forced her to quit. She still has pain and can only work part-time.

National

Working 'The Chain,' Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries

11:48am August 11, 2016

by Peggy Lowe

Workers at American slaughterhouses and meat processing plants perform thousands of repetitive motions every day. The work often lead to invisible, yet painful and lasting injuries to their bodies.

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