Landscaper in Center of Immigration Debate

Landscaper in Center of Immigration Debate

Aug 16, 2010

A Tennessee landscape company is being accused of abusing immigrant workers, but says it has nothing to hide. The investigation stems from one H2B worker who said his employer, Vanderbilt Landscaping with offices in Smyrna and Nashville, threatened to burn his passport if he tried to quit the company and run away.

See the newscast here: Vanderbilt Landscaping.

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