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something that brings us together. thank you for watching. a cnn special report "the hidden workforce, undocumented in america" started right now. the following is a cnn special report. ♪ white people just won't do the job anymore. >> they are needed. >> we don't have the workers to produce the food here. >> in the places. >> this is home to congressman steve king. >> this town would die. >> and by the people. >> i'm really scared because i know him. >> who fear them the most. tonight, exploring the undocumented lives in the shadows of america. >> on mother's day, she wasn't there. [ speaking foreign language] >> we ask tough questions. >> if a couple migrant workers go in there to have a beer, what would happen?

>> it's not good. >> and speak with those risking it all to fight. >> they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. >> for everyone who's a valedictorian there's another hundred out there that weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of american across the desert. >> this argument that diversity is our strength, i just wonder if anybody ever questions that. ♪ [ speaking foreign language] >> are there many americans who do the work you're doing.

>> no. [ speaking foreign language] >> undocumented immigrants who are doing the work you're doing. do your bosses know that you're undocumented? [ speaking foreign language] >> they don't care? >> not important. >> not important. >> uh-huh. [ speaking foreign language] >> she told stories about what it was like early in their marriage and how they had this goal of raising this farm and these crops and producing beef cattle and raising their family there, reminding me, she said, that this is not an occupation, this is a lifestyle when you farm. ♪

>> she said that goal has changed so much now just in these past years. she said, my hope right now, our hope right now is to break even. finally lisa ended by shrugging her shoulders and saying, well, no one ever said this was going to be easy. >> what is this area like? >> it's a small town that cares about each other, the community, the greater area. >> what's it like to be a farmer these days? >> i'm seeing people struggling, but it's not like they can just go out and get another job. this is their lifestyle. i think some people are not quite aware of how bad it is right now. so today he is coming. he is the only one in the united states that is a mental health worker for the ag industry. >> farming is an incredibly stressful occupation. why do people farm?

is it just because they're crazy or are there other reasons? >> how worried are you about farmers this particular year? >> very, very worried. dairy in particular is really bad. we lost 10% of all dairies in minnesota last year. it's predicted they're going to lose another 10% this year. >> do you ever deal with undocumented workers? do people like that come to work? >> yep, i have. when i talk to farmers that hire them, they honestly believe that they couldn't farm without them, that they would lose their farm without them. >> so we're in a town called worthington, minnesota. it's a small town in the southwest corner of the state. we're on our way to st. mary's catholic church which is a sanctuary church for more latino

immigrants here in this community. there's the church right over here. ♪ >> worthington is a community of about 13,000 people. ♪ >> within the community of 13,000 people, the largest community would be the latino community. one of the things i think it's important to remember too that the majority of our people living here within the document are undocumented. >> you've made st. mary's a sanctuary church. >> it was a week after the election of president trump. you could feel the fear within the community. >> and that hasn't changed? >> no. ♪ >> we have mental health issues. people are suffering from

depression. we have a rise in alcoholism, drug addiction, abuse and domestic violence. and it's all a result of what's taking place within our country. >> there are some people out there who probably think that a lot of these undocumented migrants are getting a free ride here. >> they're not getting a free ride. i talked with one farmer who told me he'd rather have a group of immigrants, because you know that when you hire them, they're going to do their job. >> so this is worthington, downtown worthington here. ♪ >> this is one of those latin grocery stores right here next to this mexican restaurant. i spoke to the owner of that one yesterday. they told me they got here

almost 30 years ago. ♪ >> so all these signs are pretty fascinating. these are postings for ranches and farms in the area looking for workers. it's all in spanish. this sign says that they need people to work with chickens. what do you say to those people who say, you know what, all these undocumented immigrants in places like worthington, they need to round them up, get them out of here? what would that do to a place like worthington? >> if all the immigrants were to leave tomorrow, this town would die. >> what percentage of these farms and these agriculture businesses around here, what percentage of the undocumented work force do they depend on? >> i would say probably 90%. >> that's an astounding number. >> it is. >> we're on our way to meet with a dairy farmer here in minnesota. we're not sure what we're going to get, but he's agreed to meet with us and he's grappling with

how much he wants to share about the realities in how the farming and ranching industry really works. we're here. let's see what happens. morning. how are you? >> i'm good. >> we have a dairy farm here with 800 cows, about 15 employees. and i've been in the business for 40 years. you had asked me when i first started farming that this is where i would be, i would have said you were crazy. >> the topic is hard to talk about, right? >> yes, it is. it's hard for any dairy farmer or farmer in general to talk about it in the united states. when we say that we're in dire need of more people to help us

do the work and we talk about them being immigrants, not a lot of people want to hear that. if we don't have the workers to produce the food here in the united states, the food is going to be produced somewhere else. >> the reality is much of this workforce on these farms is made up of undocumented immigrants. >> you can go and google this. it's not a secret that 50-70% of farmers in the united states are undocumented. there just aren't the people out there that are willing to come and do the farm work. >> i know this is a delicate question and it puts you in a tough spot. do you know how many undocumented immigrants you have working for you right now? >> so here's what i'll say. we do the best that we can here on our dairy to make sure that we're legal and in compliance. ♪ >> in general, the visa system doesn't work. we have what's called an h2a

visa which is a visa for temporary farm work. so it works for the fruit and vegetable sector of agriculture, but it doesn't work for the year-round part of agriculture. so for dairy, which is a 7-day a week 365 day a year job to bring a person in on an h2a visa, it doesn't work. >> coming up, signs of hostility in rural minnesota. >> so if a couple migrant workers go in there to have a beer, what would happen? >> it's not good. >> how they live in north central and western iowa. [ speaking foreign language] >> and who they work for in new jersey and new york. >> i'm really, really scared when he run for president, because i know him. charge leave-in conditioner.

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i'm from a small tribe. they are in both ethiopia and south sudan. >> i know a lot about my mom's mom because she talks about it and does a lot of research. she's very norwegian. >> my ancestors come from germany, the netherlands and denmark. >> i'm nancy. my grandparents came from sweden and norway. >> if you want to get to know your neighbors, you have to invite them into your house. >> we have a group that we started called faces of worthington. >> father jim callahan says most of worthington, minnesota's farm workers are undocumented. >> we bring people from the community and an immigrant together and they share their story. >> translator: i am from guatemala. >> these are undocumented immigrants?

>> yes, undocumented immigrants. [ speaking foreign language] >> the milk you produce here, where does it end up? >> in a cheese plant. and a lot of it's made into parmesan cheese and some of the whey protein concentrates that people eat and drink in their shakes, your high protein shakes that you have. >> finding workers who don't quit after one day of grueling work is the hardest part of life on the farm these days.

how do you find people to come work for you? >> recently i needed to replace a worker and i went on indeed and craigslist and facebook and i had about 20-25 people apply. i started to interview and the first one i interviewed i hired her. she was a no-show. then i tried another person, and same problem. then i hired another person, worked for four hours and said, this is not what i want to do. and then i hired another person, an able bodied, locally born and bred young man. >> you're being nice when you say locally bred, native born, you're talking about white workers here.

>> i am. you said that. a nice young man, but worked eight hours and said, this work's too hard for me, i just can't do this. then i hired another person who actually had a farm background but just couldn't get the job done. there i was, five individuals and i just didn't have a spot filled. >> so when people hear that phrase that immigrants are doing the work that native born people don't want to do, you've seen it and experienced it firsthand? >> this wasn't the first time that i've gone through this scenario. ♪ >> he works 120 hours every two weeks and he pays about $300 in taxes are pulled out of every paycheck. [ speaking foreign language]

>> you're not shocked when you hear stories of people who aren't paid overtime, people who work 140 hours for a straight salary, you know, job? i would imagine that troubles you. >> it does trouble me. it's not something that should be done. part of it is because we don't have enough people here to do the work. so too much is expected of, you know, certain individuals. i would hope that we can fix that, you know, by having an adequate workforce and, you know, to enforce the rules that we have. >> he says without the undocumented migrants working at

the ranch where he works, that the farm would stop working. they would have to stop raising pigs. they get covered in urine and pig waste and it smells rather awful in the areas where he works. [ speaking foreign language] >> there are a lot of americans who don't want to see undocumented immigrants like yourself in the united states. what do you say to them? [ speaking foreign language] >> do you feel like a lot of those immigrants are kind of forced to live in the shadows? >> oh yes, yeah. there's racial profiling no matter where you're at. especially in rural communities that aren't used to people of a different color moving to town. where i live was pretty white. >> he says where he used to live, he had a neighbor who would yell and scream at them and try to get them to move away

from the neighborhood they lived in. what did they yell at you? [ speaking foreign language] >> around here i see a lot of name calling, i see a lot of racism. >> that has changed so much in these communities in minnesota where you see places that were mostly all white. >> it's confusing to a lot of people, especially more so than nonfarm people it's confusing. what are they all doing here, you know? and they don't know. >> it's time for your on the go weather. >> what kind of town are we in? >> a small farming community, population about 3600 give or take a few. >> i'm the police chief here, started here in july of 1989. >> you have seen the evolution

of this town. >> seen the changes, yes. >> a few decades ago, undocumented immigrants started hearing there was work to be had in a little place called long prairie, minnesota. this is one of the biggest employers in town? >> yes, yes. this is a part of long prairie packing here. they just built this new here. when i first started here, everybody who was employed there was white. that's not the case anymore. >> people don't like change, but change is going to happen. >> but not everyone's rolling out the welcome mat. we noticed there was a bar downtown. the guy had a big old sign in there that said "stop the invasion." what do you make of that guy? >> i don't know. no comment. he doesn't like me either, so. >> do you worry about what that says about the city? >> you know what? that sign's been up there for i

don't know how long. i don't think nobody even looks at it and pays attention to it anymore. >> the mayor didn't want to pay attention to it as we walked past the irish bar. >> i guess this is some of what we were talking about, right? >> yeah, a little bit. >> you didn't want to spend too much time there? [ laughter ] >> and she warned us about it. so if a couple migrant workers go in there to have a beer, what would happen? >> it's not good. >> really? >> yeah. >> there's a bar in a town not too far from here that has a sign that says "stop the invasion." how do you react to that? >> i'm appalled. >> do you see a connection to that sign in the window and why nothing has changed when it comes to immigration laws. >> i do. it's the vocal minority. >> steve king is under fire. >> we head to northwestern iowa. >> for every one that's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that are 130

pounds that have calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling marijuana across the desert. >> to see who keeps congressman steve king's district alive. >> if diversity is our strength, i just wonder if anybody ever questions that.

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♪ we're driving through the fourth congressional district of iowa. this is home to steve king, the congressman who has made headlines for years about his

anti-immigrant views. >> for everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another hundred out there that they way 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert. >> they say diversity is our strength. i just wonder if anybody ever questions that. ♪ >> steve king's district here in iowa has 39 counties. in 31 of those counties, the population has actually decreased. in fact, two counties with the highest percentage of latino population are in steve king's district. the only people really moving into these areas in this part of iowa are latino immigrants, either undocumented or documented. ♪

♪ >> i am the associate director. we are the hosts of the grand festival north iowa. there are hundreds of people who come to this festival. some estimates range even up to a thousand. the majority are from mexico. we don't know for sure how many people are undocumented, but there's definitely a very big portion of the visitors here

today. >> my mom, she end up in this little town hampton and she saw there was a lot of latinos, so she decided to open a mexican store. we all were born in mexico. >> i was born in mexico and i came to the u.s. when i was 10 years old. the pottery i brought from puebla. [ speaking foreign language] >> she says iowa feels like home to her. it's a place that's very secure, very family oriented. both of the baseball teams playing are from vera cruz, mexico. they all kind of live and know each other in iowa. this is the second year for this baseball league?

>> who's playing? her husband, her son, nephews. [ speaking foreign language] >> her son just got a double off the outfield wall. >> yeah. >> what kind of work do you guys do? [ speaking foreign language] >> my husband works in construction. >> you're here undocumented. [ speaking foreign language] >> she says speaking publicly and showing her face isn't anything that she's afraid of. >> field of dreams. ♪ >> you dreamed as a child of living in iowa? >> i wanted those clean streets, friendly people, green grass everywhere. i mean, when i came here, i said

this is where i'm staying, this is what i've always wanted. >> as being the only citizen in your family, you've seen your family basically slowly disappear from iowa. >> yeah. >> what's that been like? >> sad. my stepdad and my younger brother, they both got deported. the hardest one, i think, was

when my mom got detained. and then on my birthday she sent me a birthday card. and yeah, i guess i've never talked about that. >> hard to talk about? why is that so hard? >> your parents aren't around. her and my stepdad were both detained. and like on mother's day she wasn't there. >> three uncles, an aunt, step father. >> brother. >> a brother. >> mm-hm. >> and a number of friends. >> a number of friends, yeah. this is my stepdad andres. he lived here also most of his life, just like my mom. these are actually some of the drawings that my stepdad would send to me when he was detained for the immigration. this is my brother. he is the youngest, so he's going to be 25. he came to the u.s. when he was 5 and he got deported about a

year ago. he barely knows how to speak spanish, because i guess growing up, since i knew how to speak english, he didn't think he needed to learn spanish. >> you've had so many family members who have been deported. what does that mean this area has missed out on? >> they worked in the egg packaging plant for many, many years. my mom's restaurant had to close because there was no one that would cook. she would post like hiring and nobody would apply. >> given everything that steve king has said about immigrants, he was actually born here in this town, storm lake. when we return -- >> you know, i asked him to come, show him around. >> the challenge for us is outside entities. so communities around us who don't understand the value of diversity. >> like your congressman? >> we take an in-depth look at

the most diverse city in congressman steve king's district. >> there is a job that tyson called the bung cutter. >> yeah. >> do you want your kid to be a bung cutter? no. >> you can smell it too. boy. >> you know what? i just say you're smelling money. >> that's because of immigrants? >> solely because of immigrants. is it to carry cargo... or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength... or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain... or breaking new ground? this is the time to get an exceptional offer on the mercedes of your midsummer dreams at the mercedes-benz summer event, going on now. lease the gla 250 suv for just $329 a month at the mercedes-benz summer event. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

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city has actually become one of the most diverse places in the entire state of iowa. storm lake is actually home to a pulitzer prize winning reporter. he's been reporting for the storm lake times with his family since 1990. >> it's already on the des moines register. >> and he's written a book about the demographic changes. >> it's shang ri la, baby. >> his name is art cohen and he is quite the character. >> our anglo readers are dying steadily. our new readers are all named jorge. they're not named john and mary. >> so storm lake is home to nearly 15,000 people. just drive down the main street and you get a sense of how things have changed. there's a mexican store right there and a mexican bakery. this is a place called delicious bakery with all of the different flavors and creations that many of these immigrants who moved

here to iowa used to have back home in mexico or central america. he said anywhere between 500 and 800 times a week somebody walks into this store, they pick up this phone and it's essentially a money transfer to relatives in mexico or central america. over the last few days, more than $15,000 was transferred using these phones in this bakery. you said in your book that while much of rural iowa is empty and out of people and aspirations, our little town is revitalized by immigrants. >> solely because of immigrants. most little school districts are in danger of closing. storm lake, we're trying to figure out where to put all these kids. staci cole is very active. she just took over as superintendent about a year ago. >> so we are about 84% students of color.

>> 84%? >> 84% yes. >> in what i'm sure most people think is lilly white iowa. >> correct, yes. in fact, i was just visiting with someone today who said, really, in storm lake, iowa? many are migrant students, many are refugees. >> the undocumented immigrants that live in this community now, are they living in the shadows here? >> yes. the police chief tells me about it. this is called vista estates. it's a mobile home park. >> is this an area where freshly arrived immigrants -- >> yep. >> his name is mark prosser and he came here from east st. louis. you can view a variety of national studies, nonpartisan, bipartisan studies that repeatedly put outdata that say that immigrants commit crime at a lower rate than native born americans and that undumed immigrants commit crimes at an even lower rate than that. >> have you seen that play out here at storm lake? >> i have seen that play out. last year in 2018, our annual report, we were more diverse now

than we've been in the history of this city. we experienced a 27-year low in serious crime. if you have folks that are living in the shadows, and we certainly do, that are afraid to come forward when they're victimized, that are afraid to be active in their community, it lends to a less safe community. >> does that mean creating an atmosphere where undocumented immigrants feel comfortable calling you up? >> absolutely. this is the large tyson turkey plant and then the pork plant is right across the highway. >> there's two major plants. these are two of the major employers in this city? >> yeah. 3,000 plus jobs. ♪ >> you talk about storm lake as being a, quote, industrial protein center. what do you mean by that? >> 15,000 hogs a day are killed in storm lake and twice as many turkeys. this is tyson's busiest and most profitable pork plant right here in storm lake.

>> so what happens here in storm lake -- >> is feeding the rest of the nation. art cohen said we kill 15,000 pigs a day here. >> to be honest with you, i think he's a little low. >> boy, you can smell it too. >> you know what? i just say you're smelling money. >> these people need workers. >> they have competitive pork plants going up about 50 miles east and 50 miles west, all of which are scrambling to get up and open or to add second shifts. >> you asked the question about how can rural iowa meet its potential and make itself whole. have you found an answer to that question? >> yes. i think the answer is here. in a community that's figured out you can find your next schoolteacher and police officer in that little brown kid in the third grade. >> from a local farm. >> yep. i opened up a cafe in this building. >> got you.

were your parents and uncle undocumented when they came? >> yeah, yeah. >> so you were the son of undocumented immigrants. >> i was, yes. >> opening your own business now. >> right. ♪ >> you serve on the city council here in storm lake. why did you want to run for city council? >> all in favor of the motion say aye. >> aye. >> there was no latinos on the city council. there was no immigrants whatsoever on the city council. >> why don't people like steve king, the congressman from this district, and people who vote for him understand what it is you're talking about? >> well, because for steve king it works, fear works. they've created this culture of fear to win political elections. they hear their own president saying they're all a bunch of drug runners and thieves. who are they going to believe? >> the challenge for us is outside entities. so communities around us who don't understand the value of

diversity. >> like your congressman? [ laughter ] >> no comment. >> when you talk to people on a rational level, they say, yeah, we do need those people working slaughtering hogs in storm lake. we've got to get our porkchops somewhere and the white people won't do the job anymore. >> that's not debatable anymore? >> it's not debatable. you're not going to go drive a forklift or cut the bung hole out of a hog. there is a job that tyson called the bung cutter. do you want your kid to be a bung cutter? no. ♪ up next, do you worry that by speaking out publicly, it will get you in more trouble? the undocumented workers revealing their identity. [ speaking foreign language] >> and fighting back against the president of the united states.

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they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. >> remember when i made that speech and i was criticized? turned out it was 100% right. that's why i got elected. >> members only. trump national golf club. have you ever been in there? >> no, i haven't. >> you got involved in this. >> back in august, i had a woman come into my office. she said she had an immigration issue. >> what did you do at trump's club? >> i'm housekeeping. >> she mentioned she was undocumented at the time and she had worked during the trump

team. >> how does that make you feel? >> i'm really, really scared. he run for president. i'm really scared because i know. >> why were you scared? >> because, whatever he wants, always, he take it. whatever he wants, he does it. [ speaking spanish ] >> do you worry that speaking out publicly, that it will get you in more trouble? >> i speak the truth. [ speaking spanish ]

>> she mentioned her friend, victorino morales. >> this is part of her uniform, as well? >> she was at the time, working for the trump organization. >> the members of the white house family wants to express appreciation for your visits to new jersey. she says that other undocumented workers who lost their job because of others speaking ut, were very angry with her.

>> the trump family says that all of these workers duped them into requihiring them. >> if this was one or two employees, you could say, the company is big enough. how would management know? we're talking hundreds of people. i represent 38 of them. i've met more. >> grounds. >> you were groundskeeper. >> housekeeping. >> how long did you work for president trump? >> almost five years. >> the trump organization is using this e-verify system. it's a way to verify if someone

is legally able to work in the united states. >> this is an autographed picture of donald trump, that the president gave to danielle. >> some of my clients have been working hire for over a decade. this is all of the paychecks from the trump national grsholf club. >> this is your first check working for donald trump. here's the assist, medicare documents. in some points they remembhelpe obtain these documents.

>> well, that, i don't know. i don't rub run it. probably every club in the united states has that. >> under the senseless rules of the current system, we're not able to give preference to a doctor, a researcher, a student, who graduated number one in his class from the finest colleges in the world. [ speaking spanish ]

imminent danger. tropical storm barry is closing in, threatening louisiana just hours before it makes landfall. the u.s. president visits two detention facilities on the southern border and calls on congress to act. president trump's labor secretary is leaving, marking another departure in his cabinet. we're live from the cnn center here in atlanta. it's great to have you with us.