Horse Racing Industry Prepares to Fight Illegal Immigration – Minnesota Press

The Horse Races Sector Prepares to Fight Illegal Immigration By: Ximena Bustillo, NPR On the front of a horse racing track, one finds bright and decadent hats, pastel-colored suits and $22 mint juleps. And on the back of the race track, hundreds of workers, mostly immigrants, wash and exercise the muscled purebloods at 3 a.m. on the soft and thick track. "If we couldn't count on an immigrant workforce in the back, I don't know how horse races ca…