{"id":2202673,"date":"2024-03-20T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-investment-fund-divesting-from-tyson-foods-over-hiring-asylum-seekers\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:01:00","slug":"conservative-investment-fund-divesting-from-tyson-foods-over-hiring-asylum-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-investment-fund-divesting-from-tyson-foods-over-hiring-asylum-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative fund pulls investment from Tyson Foods for employing asylum-seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-investment-fund-divesting-from-tyson-foods-over-hiring-asylum-seekers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Investment Fund Shakes\u2064 Up Portfolio over \u2062Company&#8217;s Asylum-Seeker Employment<\/h2>\n<p>Shifting \u200dcurrents in the principles of investment have recently led \u2063the American Conservative Values ETF to part ways\u2063 with Tyson Foods. The driving force? Tyson&#8217;s commitment \u200cto hiring asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<h3>Behind the Divestment Decision<\/h3>\n<p>Tyson Foods&#8217; collaboration with <strong>Tent Partnership for Refugees<\/strong> in 2022 sparked controversy\u2062 by assisting \u200crefugees in securing jobs. Bill\u2062 Flaig, the bigwig at ACVF&#8217;s\u200d parent entity Ridgeline Research \u200dLLC, explains their bold move.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200cstakes are high when politics enter the corporate arena. It&#8217;s now a balancing act for \u2062businesses to avoid stepping on ideological landmines that might alienate customers.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Referring to Tyson&#8217;s strategy, Flaig \u200dadded, \u201c<strong>Customer loyalty is\u200d pivotal<\/strong>, and \u200bwith\u200d U.S. sentiments leaning towards critical views on immigration policies, per a\u200b Pew Research\u200d poll, companies like Tyson could face consumer backlash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Economic Impact or \u2064Political Statement?<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Protecting\u200c our \u2062shareholders is tantamount, which \u200csometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-blocks-nord-stream-2-pipeline-after-putin-recognizes-breakaway-regions-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Germany Blocks Nord Stream 2 Pipeline After Putin Recognizes Breakaway Regions in Ukraine\">means tough decisions<\/a>. Divesting from Tyson is a preventative\u2062 measure against potential fallout,&#8221; Flaig remarked to FOX Business, citing recent\u200c consumer \u2063reactions to brands\u200c like Bud Light \u200dand \u200dTarget.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The news coincides with Tyson&#8217;s announcement of shutting \u200ddown its Perry, Iowa, \u2064facility, displacing 1,276 workers.\u2063 Flaig \u2062sees this as \u2064a validation \u2064of their concerns, though Tyson \u200bfirmly denies any connection to their hiring initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Tyson&#8217;s Stance Amidst the\u2063 Storm<\/h3>\n<p>A potent response\u200c came\u200d from\u200b Tyson Foods:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We stand corrected in the\u200c face of misinformation. Claims that we prefer immigrant labor over American\u2062 jobs \u2063are baseless.\u2063 Our history of compliance \u200dwith government\u200b policies like E-Verify and the IMAGE program showcase our commitment to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-declares-war-on-immigration-enforcement\/\" title=\"Mayorkas Declares War on Immigration Enforcement\">lawful employment practices<\/a>.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tyson&#8217;s rebuttal stresses their opposition to illegal \u200cimmigration and showcases their dedication to ethical employment. However, <strong>the narrative unfolding in the media has certainly hit a\u200c nerve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A Broader Conservative Shift\u200d in Investment \u2063Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>ACVF&#8217;s eye for aligning investments with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">conservative values<\/a> doesn&#8217;t pause at Tyson. Other giants\u200d like \u200c <strong>Delta \u200bAir Lines, Blackrock, the Walt \u200dDisney Company, Apple, Netflix, and Starbucks<\/strong>,\u2062 are also in\u200b their crosshairs, suggesting a \u200cgreater movement\u2064 within certain investment circles towards a &#8216;values-based&#8217; portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-detransitioner-21-sues-doctors-for-removing-her-breasts-at-16-i-dont-think-kids-can-ever-consent\/\" title=\"Detransitioner, 21, sues doctors for removing her breasts at 16: 'Kids can't consent'.\">latest case highlights<\/a> the intricate dance \u200cbetween corporate strategies,\u200b political \u2062ideologies, and the investment world&#8217;s response to these dual forces at play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative fund American Conservative Values ETF has divested from Tyson Foods due to its recruitment of asylum-seekers, as reported in their partnership with Tent Partnership for Refugees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2202674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23301630689059-1024x625.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23301630689059-1024x625.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}