Is It a Jungle Out There? Meat Packing, Immigrants, and Rural Communities
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The shift of the U.S. meat packing industry from urban to rural areas has generated
controversy regarding potential social and economic costs of meat packing plants on their
host communities. This study uses media comments to identify the most prominent
controversies regarding meat packing, its largely immigrant workforce, and rural
communities. We find that the industry has impacted the demographic composition of
rural communities and their schools, but find no evidence that the industry increases per
capita government expenditures. Our results suggest rural communities trade off the
economic benefits of hosting these large employers against the costs of accommodating
needs of new residents.