Two portable fans are the only things stirring the air. But six men are living here. They sleep on that floor. They swat away those flies and dodge the roaches at night. They traveled all the way from Guatemala. They are promised good pay. three meals a day and place to stay. and some contractors make good on this. But the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance. an advocacy group. says many do not. So it is. without the prospect of paying prevailing wages. the jobs are going to these kinds of folks. They get $8 an hour and labor 11 hours a day. six days a week.
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