They are people like a 33-year-old Nicaraguan who came to Wisconsin two years ago after hearing from friends that it was easy to find work on “los ranchos,” as dairy farms here are known by ...

About 70% of people working on dairy farms are undocumented. Without them, the industry would collapse. Undocumented people make up an estimated 70% of labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. Without them ...

Undocumented immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many farm workers to risk fines and arrest.