In an April 12th release, Tyson Foods announced that $1 million will be assigned to support employees to obtain U.S. citizenship. The Tyson Immigration Partnership provides legal services in cooperation with two non-profit advocacy organizations, Immigrant Connection and Arkansas Immigration Defense. Tyson also reimburses team members for INS application fees. The program will be extended from the current seven complexes to 40 facilities in 14 states.
John R. Tyson, Executive Vice-president and Chief Sustainability Officer stated, “We care about our team members and want to help them achieve their goals including those who have dreams of becoming U.S. citizens and having greater access to opportunities our country has to offer.” He added, “We are working hard to help team members who want and need assistance with their lawful immigration status or the complex and expensive process of becoming a citizen.
Immigrant Connection is hosting informational meetings at 27 company locations and Arkansas Immigration Defense is carrying out the same function in 13 locations in the Tyson home state.