After being let go last month when Delta Egg Farm ended its relationship with the contractor that had hired them, many of the migrant workers who lost their jobs, which included some undocumented employees, have returned.

"I would say they hired at least 100 of them back," said Pedro Gonzalez, who works for El Gallinero, the Delta-based labor contractor that had supplied migrant workers for the large egg-producing plant. He's still in contact with some of the workers in the Millard County city, and they have kept him updated on developments.

The Delta Egg Farm, owned by Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, ended its working relationship last month with El Gallinero, which led to the firing of around 150 to 200 workers who had been contracted to work for the operation, according to Gonzalez. The workers, many originally from Peru, marched through the city on May 22 to protest the sudden action, spearheaded by Carlos Lazaro, the El Gallinero owner.

At least some of the workers lack work authorization in the United States, according to Gonzalez and by their own admission to KSL.com, and the turn of events at Delta served to underscore the role of undocumented workers in the U.S. economy. "This is something that maybe regular people don't see," Gonzalez said...