Mary Jo Dudley – The Conversation

Suzanne Mayes reacts to Melania Trump’s jacket as she collects toys for detained families. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

January 14, 2019

Why care about undocumented immigrants? For one thing, they’ve become vital to key sectors of the US economy

Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell University

A researcher takes a closer look at the millions of unauthorized workers who play an essential role in the U.S. economy – and why they matter.

Grape pickers carry loads of cabernet sauvignon grapes to a trailer bin during harvest at the Clos du Bois vineyard in Geyserville, California. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

December 2, 2016

How Trump’s deportation plan threatens America’s food and wine supply

Justine Vanden Heuvel, Cornell University and Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell University

Trump’s plan to deport up to 3 million undocumented immigrants will likely end up rounding up many of the laborers Americans depend upon to pick their grapes and tend to their avocados.

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