Democrats could bring $3 billion jobs deal with Foxconn to a halt

MADISON - Republicans are charging that Democrats might accomplish more than even some liberals hope: Stopping Wisconsin`s $3 billion factory deal with Foxconn Technology Group. 

Also Tuesday, the Financial Times revealed that Foxconn has been using illegal student labor to assemble iPhones at its factory in Zhengzhou, China. The students are forced to work illegal overtime in order to graduate from their high school, the newspaper reported.

The Democratic candidates for governor have vowed to try to block or renegotiate the incentives to the Taiwanese company, which are aimed at bringing a flat-screen display plant and thousands of jobs to Racine County...