Bridgit Bowden

4 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Bridgit Bowden |Hope Kirwan |Angela Major

From Harvest Public Media:Once a week on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin, there’s a class to help workers from Mexico learn English. Gathered in a small kitchenette next to the milking parlor, the students work on a lesson about things they are proud of. “I am proud of myself because I am saving money for building a house in Mexico,” said Kevin, who came to Wisconsin about five years ago, arriving from Mexico in the January cold.

1 month ago | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Bridgit Bowden |Hope Kirwan

The majority of the workers who keep Rosenow’s farm running are from Mexico. He’s hopeful the more than $50 billion the dairy industry contributes to Wisconsin’s economy each year will protect dairy workers from being deported. “It just doesn’t make sense that the federal government would ruin an industry by being overzealous on immigration. And we think it’s rhetoric,” he said. But other producers are more worried about how the industry's workforce will react to the growing number of deportations.

1 month ago | kcur.org | Bridgit Bowden |Hope Kirwan

Once a week on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin, there’s a class to help workers from Mexico learn English. Gathered in a small kitchenette next to the milking parlor, the students work on a lesson about things they are proud of. “I am proud of myself because I am saving money for building a house in Mexico,” said Kevin, who came to Wisconsin about five years ago, arriving from Mexico in the January cold. WPR is only using workers’ first names because of their immigration statuses.

2 months ago | usatoday.com | Bridgit Bowden

Bridgit BowdenWisconsin Public RadioOnce a week on a dairy farm in Buffalo County, there’s a class to help workers from Mexico learn English. Gathered in a small kitchenette next to the milking parlor, the students work on a lesson about things they are proud of. “I am proud of myself because I am saving money for building a house in Mexico,” said Kevin, who came to Wisconsin about five years ago, arriving from Mexico in the January cold.

2 months ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Bridgit Bowden

Once a week on a dairy farm in Buffalo County, there’s a class to help workers from Mexico learn English. Gathered in a small kitchenette next to the milking parlor, the students work on a lesson about things they are proud of. “I am proud of myself because I am saving money for building a house in Mexico,” said Kevin, who came to Wisconsin about five years ago, arriving from Mexico in the January cold. WPR is only using workers’ first names because of their immigration statuses.