The conditions of many H-2 visa workers have been called modern day slavery

The Depraved Conditions for Thousands of Foreign Workers in the U.S.

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 5, 2015

Buzzfeed News Reporter Jessica Garrison discusses her investigation of the H-2 visa program, which brings in foreign workers to do menial work in the U.S. The investigation found that thousands of these workers deprived of their fair pay, imprisoned, starved, beaten, raped, and threatened with deportation if they dare complain.

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