US: A Housing Plan for Wine Workers
US: A Housing Plan for Wine Workers
Jul 7, 2011
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Prosser, Wash.—An ambitious plan for new housing in the heart of wine country underscores the rising number of migrant workers employed in Washington state’s growing wine industry. A study earlier this year by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that an estimated 230,000 illegal immigrants were living in Washington last year, a 35% increase from 2007.
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