Tyson Foods wants to hire 52‚000 migrants for factory jobs with a starting wage of $16.50 per hour and benefits. According to Scripps News‚ the food manufacturer wants to offer employment opportunities to migrants in New York City shelters. The outlet said the jobs would entail duties “many find unpleasant‚” such as washing meat and placing the cuts into trays. The food processing company Tyson wants to hire 52‚000 asylum seekers for factory jobs‚ offering a starting wage of $16.50 per hour along with benefits. https://t.co/ePJtCXke8V — Scripps News (@scrippsnews) March 14‚ 2024 Simultaneously‚ Tyson Foods has closed other plants. The company announced Monday it would permanently close its Iowa pork plant‚ which will lay off over 1‚200 workers. Over 1‚200 Workers Impacted By Tyson Foods’ Pork Plant Closure “After careful consideration‚ we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our Perry‚ Iowa‚ pork facility‚” a company spokesman told USA Today in an email. The announcement reportedly was unexpected‚ with workers learning of the planned closure on Monday. “The move comes after the Arkansas-based company closed two chicken plants and announced job cuts last year and said four other plants were expected to cease operations within the first half of fiscal 2024‚ with related charges − at the time‚ expected to cost the company $300 million to $400 million‚” USA Today reports. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said the closure is a “great big punch to the gut” to the community. Scripps News reports: For example‚ the company says that it has allocated $1.5 million a year for legal aid services and will be providing its new employees with temporary housing‚ on-site child care‚ transportation‚ a relocation stipend‚ and paid time off to attend court hearings and to adjust to their new homes. The company joined forces with the nonprofit Tent Partnership for Refugees‚ a network of over 400 major companies committed to helping refugees find jobs‚ with the plan to hire as many people as possible from the more than 180‚000 asylum seekers that have come through New York City’s shelter system. Tyson‚ for example‚ already employs about 42‚000 immigrants. According to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of federal data‚ about 50% of the labor market’s recent growth came from foreign-born workers between January 2023 and January 2024. Fox News host Jesse Watters reports that Tyson Foods held a job fair in New York City to hire migrants. WATCH: We need to bankrupt illegal immigrant magnet Tyson Foods!If your blood isn't boiling after watching this clip from Jesse Watters‚ you don't have a pulse 👇 pic.twitter.com/ERQJJgOLf8 — Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) March 15‚ 2024 Per Newsweek: The Biden administration has faced calls to tighten border security to lower the number of border crossings as local governments across the U.S. have struggled to grapple with the increase in migrant populations. The two announcements sparked outrage from some conservatives. Critics took aim at Tyson Foods over their announcement to hire new migrants in posts to X‚ formerly Twitter. "We need to bankrupt illegal immigrant magnet Tyson Foods! If your blood isn't boiling after watching this clip from Jesse Watters‚ you don't have a pulse‚" wrote Vince Langman‚ a self-described "ex-con deplorable" with nearly 150‚000 followers on the platform. "Tyson is closing its facility in Perry‚ Iowa and laying off its 1‚200 workers. Instead‚ they plan to hire thousands of new illegals in states like New York. #BoycottTyson. Pass it on‚" posted the popular X user @EndWokeness. "THEY'RE FIRING AMERICANS AND OFFERING PERKS TO ILLEGALS‚" wrote @MJTruthUltra. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley‚ a Republican‚ voiced disappointment about the decision to shut down the plant in Perry‚ describing it as a "great big punch to the gut" in remarks to the Des Moines Register. The plant is expected to close on July 28.