 19-year-old from Guatemala found work at a Tyson chicken processing plant.

The man, who asked to be identified as E. Miranda because he entered the U.S. without permission, had a friend in Carthage who worked in a chicken plant.

Miranda had grown up in a home made of dirt and wood with no electricity, where his entire family slept in a single room. His friend had described an entirely different existence in America and lent him about $4,000 so Miranda could pay smugglers and come to Mississippi.

“He said that here in the United States, the jobs are not so hard like they are in our country. You get more pay, you get more money working here,” Miranda said.

Miranda went with his friend to a Tyson plant, received an ID badge and started working as a chicken cutter.

After his first day on the cutting floor, his arms were sore, his hands hurt, but he didn’t quit.

“That was the reason we were here. We continue working, even if it was so hard.”

Cartagena said by the time Miranda arrived in Mississippi, several chicken processing plants were competing for Latino workers.

Plants would pay 10 cents more an hour to poach Latino workers from competing plants, he said.

Cartagena said he only ever hired documented workers. He said B.C. Rogers trained him to detect fake documents, and he personally checked to make sure everything was legal.

Obtaining fake documents: ‘It’s like they’re selling fruit’

By the mid-to-late 90s, chicken plants in the area seemed to stop caring about documentation, Cartagena said.

"Things start changing,” he said. “They start accepting whatever (documentation)."

Fraudulent documents were easy to come by. Social Security cards and fake IDs were sold at laundromats and convenience stores in the communities surrounding food processing plants, according to law enforcement affidavits and interviews with undocumented workers.

One woman, who asked not to be identified, said it used to be that immigrants could go to the Walmart parking lot in Forest and people would be there asking, “Do you need papers?”

“They don’t hide. It’s like they’re selling fruit,” she said.

The fake IDs used by immigrants in the area are unsophisticated, according to Scott County Sheriff Mike
19 - year - old from Guatemala found work at a Tyson wimp processing plant. 

 The valet, who asked to be identified as E. Miranda because he enroll the U.S. without license, had a friend in Carthage who worked in a wimp plant. 

 Miranda had grow up in a home made of dirt and wood with no electricity, where his integral family slept in a single room. His friend had trace an entirely different existence in America and lent him about $ 4,000 thus Miranda could pay smugglers and come to Mississippi. 

 “ He read that here in the United States, the jobs are not so hard like they are in our country. You scram more pay, you get more money working here, ” Miranda said. 

 Miranda went with his supporter to a Tyson plant, received an ID badge and started working as a chicken cutter. 

 After his first day on the cutting floor, his arms were sore, his hands hurt, but he did n’t quit. 

 “ That was the reason we were here. We continue working, even if it was so difficult. ” 

 Cartagena said by the time Miranda arrive in Mississippi, respective wimp processing plants were competing for Latino workers. 

 Plants would pay 10 cents more an hour to poach Latino worker from competing plants, he said. 

 Cartagena said he only ever rent documented workers. He said B.C. Rogers trained him to detect bogus documents, and he personally check to make sure everything was legal. 

 Obtaining fake documents: ‘ It ’s like they ’re sell fruit ’ 

 By the mid - to - late 90s, wimp plants in the sphere seemed to stop caring about documentation, Cartagena said. 

 " thing start deepen, ” he said. “ They get down accepting whatever (software documentation). " 

 Fraudulent documents were easy to hail by. Social Security cards and fake id were betray at laundromats and convenience stores in the communities surrounding food processing plants, according to law enforcement affidavits and interview with undocumented workers. 

 One woman, who ask not to be identified, said it used to be that immigrants could go to the Walmart parking lot in Forest and multitude would be there asking, “ Do you need papers? ” 

 “ They do n’t hide. It ’s like they ’re selling fruit, ” she state. 

 The bogus IDs used by immigrants in the area are unsophisticated, according to Scott County Sheriff Mike
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Obtaining fwke dlcgments: ‘It’s like they’re selling fruit’

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Hhe fake IDs used by immigrants in the area are unsophisticated, according to Scott County Sgerigf Mine
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 19-year-old from Guatemala found Work at a TysOn chiCkeN prOcEssiNg plAnt.

The man, who asKEd to Be identified as E. Miranda BecauSe HE entEReD the U.s. withouT PeRMIssIoN, hAd a FrIEnD in CaRthAge who wOrked in a chIckEn Plant.

Miranda HAd Grown up in a HomE made of dirt aNd wOod witH nO elECtricIty, Where His entIRe famiLy slept in A sINgle roOM. His friEND hAd deScribed an entirely DIfFErent existence In AmerIcA AnD LEnt Him About $4,000 so MirAnDa couLD pay smuGGlERS And COme to MississiPpi.

“He said thAT heRe in thE UNitED StateS, the jObS Are Not so hard liKe thEy are in ouR countRY. You get MOre pay, yOu get mOre MonEy woRKiNg HerE,” MIRanDA sAid.

mIraNda went wItH hIs friEnd tO A tYSon pLanT, recEived An ID badge and sTarTed wORkiNg as a ChickEn cuTtEr.

AftEr his fIrst dAy On the cutting floOr, hiS arms were SorE, hIs hAnDs hurT, But he dIdn’T quIt.

“That wAs the reASon We WERE hEre. We continue workiNg, EVEn If it was sO hard.”

CARtAgENa said by ThE tiMe MiRANda arRiveD In mississiPpi, sevERaL cHicken pRoCessinG pLanTs wEre coMPetiNg for LAtino worKers.

PLAnts would pay 10 ceNTs more an hour tO PoACH LATino WorKers from comPetiNG plaNts, hE SaId.

CARtageNa saiD hE OnLY ever hired documenteD wOrkers. he saiD B.C. Rogers traiNed him to deTECT fake docUmenTS, aND he personally cHeckeD to make surE EverythiNg was Legal.

ObtAining fakE DOcuments: ‘it’s LikE thEy’rE SElLing fruit’

By thE MId-to-LaTe 90s, chicKen Plants iN thE arEa sEemEd To stop carIng about DoCuMeNtAtiOn, CarTAgena saiD.

"THinGs StaRt chaNGing,” he Said. “THey sTaRt ACcePting whATeVER (docUmEnTatiOn)."

FRaUduleNt doCUmeNts were Easy to comE by. sOciaL SEcUrity caRds and fake IDs WeRe sold at laUnDroMats anD COnvenienCe stores in the communitieS SurrounDinG food ProcEssing plaNts, AccordIng TO law enForcemEnt afFiDavITS and iNTErVieWs With undocuMENteD workErS.

One Woman, whO asked not to be identIFieD, said it used to Be tHat iMMIgRanTS cOUld Go TO thE wAlmart parking loT in Forest aNd PEoPle would be THerE aSking, “Do You need PaperS?”

“they don’T hide. It’s lIke they’re SeLlinG FRuiT,” she said.

ThE fake IDs Used by immIGrantS In The arEa aRe unsoPhIstIcateD, accorDIng To ScoTt CounTy sherifF Mike
 19-year-old from Guatemal a found wo rk at  aTys on  chi cken  processing pl a nt.
The man, who asked to  be i de n tifi e das E.  Mirand a  b e c aus ehe  en te r ed  theU.S . witho ut permiss ion ,had a friend in  Carthagewho  worked in a  ch ickenpl ant . 

Mir and a had  grown up ina home ma de of dir t  and wo o d  w ithno electricity, w h er e  his entire fa mily s le p ti n  asin gle room.Hi s fri e nd hadd es c r i bed an entirely d ifferent ex i ste nce in  A mer i ca and  lent  h i m a bout $4,000  soMiranda c ould p a y smugg l ers and  cometoMis siss i pp i. 

“ He sai d  t hat her e in the  U ni ted S tate s , t he j obs  are  notso hard likethe y ar e  in  ourcount ry.Yo u get  morepay,yo u get more mone y wo rking her e,”  M ira nd a sai d .

Mir and a w ent wit h his f r ien dt o aTyson plant, recei ve d an  ID badg e ands ta rt e d workin gasa ch i c ken c utte r .
After h is fir s tda y on th ecuttin gflo or,  hisa rmswere s ore, his  hand s  hurt, but hed idn’t quit.
“ Th a t  w a s th e r eason we we re h e re.We c o nt inu e  work ing,ev e ni f it was so hard.”
C artage na sa id by the tim e Mirandaa r r ived inMiss i ss i ppi, several c hicke n processi n g plants  were  competi ng for La t i no worke rs. 

P lan tsw o ul d pay 10 cent s more  a n hourtopoach L ati nowor ker sfrom comp eting pl an ts ,he  sa id.
C artagena  s aid  h e o nly e v er hir ed do cume nt ed wor kers. H e  s a i d B. C.  R oger s t ra inedhimt o d etect f ake docum ent s , an dhe  person ally checkedto  make sure  e ver ything w as legal .

Obtaining fake docum e nts: ‘I t’s  like  the y’re sell ing  fruit ’
B y themid-to -late  9 0s, c hicke n pl ant sin the are a see med t ostop  caring  about documentati o n,Cartagena sai d.
"Th i n gs  st a rt cha ng i ng, ” he said. “Theystart acce pt i ng  whatever( doc um entatio n)."

F raudu l ent doc uments we re easy t ocome b y.Social Sec urity ca rds and f a ke ID s  w ere s old  at la un dro matsand co n ven ience  store sin the  comm un ities su rrounding food processi ng pla nts,acc ording to  la w  en forcement  aff idavits an d i nte rview s w i th un docu m en ted worke rs.One woman ,  w hoa s ke d not to be i d ent ified , s a id itused  to be that immig r ants could goto t h e  Wa lma r t pa rk ing lot in For est  a n d  peoplewo uld be ther e asking ,“ Do yo u need  paper s?”

“T h e yd on’t h ide.  It ’s like t hey ’r e  sellin gfr u it,” s he s ai d.

Th e fake IDsu s ed by immigrants  in t h e  area are  unso ph isticat e d, a ccording t o Scott Cou nty Sh erif f Mik e
 19-year-old_from Guatemala_found work at a_Tyson chicken_processing_plant.

The man,_who_asked to be_identified as E._Miranda because he entered_the U.S. without_permission,_had a friend in Carthage who worked in a chicken plant.

Miranda had grown up_in_a home_made_of_dirt and wood with no_electricity, where his entire family_slept in_a single room. His friend had described an_entirely_different existence in_America and lent him about $4,000 so Miranda could_pay smugglers and come to Mississippi.

“He_said that here_in_the_United States, the jobs_are not so hard like they_are in our country. You get_more pay, you get more money working_here,” Miranda said.

Miranda went with his_friend to a Tyson plant,_received an_ID badge and started working_as a chicken_cutter.

After his_first day on_the cutting floor, his arms were_sore, his hands_hurt, but he didn’t quit.

“That was_the_reason we were_here._We_continue working,_even if it_was_so hard.”

Cartagena_said_by the time Miranda arrived in_Mississippi,_several chicken processing plants were competing for_Latino workers.

Plants would pay_10_cents more an hour_to poach Latino workers from_competing plants, he said.

Cartagena said he_only ever_hired documented_workers. He said B.C. Rogers trained him to detect fake documents,_and he personally checked to make_sure everything was legal.

Obtaining_fake documents:_‘It’s_like they’re selling_fruit’

By_the mid-to-late_90s, chicken plants in the area seemed_to stop_caring about documentation, Cartagena said.

"Things start_changing,” he said. “They_start_accepting whatever (documentation)."

Fraudulent documents were easy_to come by. Social Security cards_and fake IDs were sold_at_laundromats_and convenience stores in the_communities surrounding food processing plants, according_to law enforcement_affidavits and interviews with undocumented workers.

One woman,_who_asked not to be identified, said_it_used to be that immigrants could_go_to_the Walmart parking lot in_Forest and people would be there_asking, “Do you need papers?”

“They don’t hide. It’s like_they’re selling fruit,”_she said.

The fake IDs used_by_immigrants_in the area are unsophisticated, according to Scott County Sheriff_Mike