America could run out of burgers

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America could run out of burgers

It's four o'clock in the morning on any Monday and Consuelo Vega arrives at the factory in Postville, Iowa, ready to start her shift. This 39-year-old Mexican woman, with her face marked by hours of insomnia and hard work, prepares for a more meat-cutting day. She puts on the mesh-cut apron, a frame that protects her from knife cuts, and stretches the metal glove that covers her left hand. With her right hand, she takes the long, sharp knife tha…