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Our View: Lisbon case lays bare exploitation of undocumented workers

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion April 16, 2023

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Seventeen migrant workers from a home in Lisbon that a Border Patrol agent called “unsafe and degrading.” You could use the same terms for the policies, official and otherwise, that apply to undocumented workers, who play a critical part in our workforce up until they are arrested and plunged into an opaque justice system that barely recognizes their rights. Though they are most often victims, they are treated like criminals, while the real... + full article



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