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January 6, 2021

Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Under Fire for Racist Exclusion of Undocumented Workers in Vaccine Rollout
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In Nebraska, Governor Pete Ricketts has come under fire after saying
undocumented workers at meatpacking plants will not be eligible to
receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Gov. Pete Ricketts: "You're supposed to be a legal resident of the
country to be able to be working in those plants, so I do not expect
that illegal immigrants will be part of the vaccine with that program."

Workers in meatpacking plants have suffered some of the nation's worst
outbreaks. An estimated 14% or more of Nebraska's meatpacking workers
are undocumented.


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