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The dairy lobby is flexing its legislative muscles this week with some progress on a couple fronts. Today, Governor Cuomo came through on a promise he made at the Yogurt Summit last summer to raise the threshold when strict environmental rules...
Plenty of White House budget analysis in the news today. On the agriculture side of things, President Obama wants to make deep cuts to the direct payment to farmers program, which has been widely criticized as misguided government spending. Farmers...
Immigration is certainly back in the news. Politicians, analysts and voters wrestle over what to do with people who enter a country in violation of proper procedure. Tighten borders? Deportation? Guest worker program? Amnesty?
Even for...
The news leading the headlines over the weekend heralded an agreement in principle among eight bipartisan Senators, including New York Senator Chuck Schumer, regarding a guest worker program. It would target low-skilled jobs in industries like...
Immigration
Jun 18, 2013 — House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
Jun 17, 2013 — As lawmakers consider a sweeping immigration bill, they are taking a close look at a decades-old exchange program popular with foreigners looking for summer jobs. Critics of the J-1 visa program say it can hurt U.S. job seekers at a time when youth unemployment is at 25 percent.
Jun 14, 2013 — Calling for reform of America's immigration laws, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said, "Immigrants are more fertile, and they love families, and they have more intact families." His speech stressed immigrants' role in America's economic future.
Jun 14, 2013 — Jose Antonio Vargas was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team of journalists, but he was also hiding a secret. In 2011, he revealed that he was an undocumented immigrant. Host Michel Martin speaks with Vargas about his new film, Documented, which follows the immigration debate through his own experience.
Jun 13, 2013 — A bipartisan immigration bill made it to the Senate floor this week. Hundreds of amendments have already been considered, and many more will probably crop up. Host Michel Martin looks at some of the more interesting and controversial provisions.
Special Reports
Audio SeriesFarm to Farm, Family to Family: David Sommerstein travels with NC dairy farmers to a Mexican village many of their migrant workers call home.
Audio SeriesHispanic Workers on North Country Farms
Five years ago, just a handful of farmers in the North Country employed Hispanic workers. Now many use workers from Latin America. The transition can be a bumpy one, for farmers and for the people they hire. David Sommerstein tells their stories in this ongoing series.
People like Evaristo would become much more visible members of North Country communities if immigration reform passes. Photo: David Sommerstein.
How would legal immigration reshape the North Country?
Jun 17, 2013 — Congress remains deeply divided over the shape of immigration reform. A split within the House GOP caucus endangers any kind of new legislation.
But let's imagine for a moment that the several thousand Latinos working on dairy farms in New York and Vermont could get legal working papers.
How would that change the region's rural communities?
Tom Maloney of Cornell University has been talking with dairy farmers and Latino dairy workers about this for years. He told David Sommerstein farmers are ready to guide their undocumented workers towards legal status. Go to full article
But let's imagine for a moment that the several thousand Latinos working on dairy farms in New York and Vermont could get legal working papers.
How would that change the region's rural communities?
Tom Maloney of Cornell University has been talking with dairy farmers and Latino dairy workers about this for years. He told David Sommerstein farmers are ready to guide their undocumented workers towards legal status. Go to full article
What undocumented dairy workers think of immigration reform
Canton, NY, Jun 17, 2013 — Dairy farmers - and their workers - have a lot at stake in the immigration debate underway in Washington.
A survey by Cornell University found that 2,600 Spanish-speaking people work on New York dairy farms. Of them, two thirds or more are here illegally. That's in part because there's no visa program for the kind of year-round workers dairy farms need.
The Senate's reform plan offers dairy farms new options for a legal supply of immigrant labor.
Undocumented Latino workers are scattered on bunches of dairy farms in the North Country. David Sommerstein spoke with some of them to see what they think of immigration reform. Go to full article
A survey by Cornell University found that 2,600 Spanish-speaking people work on New York dairy farms. Of them, two thirds or more are here illegally. That's in part because there's no visa program for the kind of year-round workers dairy farms need.
The Senate's reform plan offers dairy farms new options for a legal supply of immigrant labor.
Undocumented Latino workers are scattered on bunches of dairy farms in the North Country. David Sommerstein spoke with some of them to see what they think of immigration reform. Go to full article
Will immigration reform ease NY's farm labor shortage?
May 21, 2013 — As lawmakers in Washington debate the immigration reform bill released last month, farmers in New York State are hoping to find enough workers to fully staff their operations.
The Senate Judiciary Committee spent a day last week amending the 844-page bill, legislation that includes changes to guest worker programs. The changes may be good news for New York farmers. Go to full article
The Senate Judiciary Committee spent a day last week amending the 844-page bill, legislation that includes changes to guest worker programs. The changes may be good news for New York farmers. Go to full article
Undocumented farmworkers weigh benefits against risks
May 20, 2013 — New York's farms employ about 60,000 people and no one knows how many of those workers are here illegally. According to one estimate, 70 percent of the state's agricultural... Go to full article
VT legislature tackling major issues before session's end
May 07, 2013 — The Vermont legislative session is winding down for the year, but lawmakers still plan to tackle some hot button issues over the next week. Go to full article
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Joining forces to stop North Country human trafficking
Apr 24, 2013 — Human trafficking is a growing problem across the country...including here in the North Country. Undocumented farmworkers can be threatened with deportation. Sex workers or... Go to full article
VT House weighs driver's licenses for migrant workers
Apr 19, 2013 — The Vermont House is hearing testimony on a bill that would grant drivers' licenses to people living in Vermont regardless of their legal status.
At yesterday's... Go to full article
At yesterday's... Go to full article
Schumer says immigration bill will help NY dairy farms
Apr 18, 2013 — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer says a new bipartisan immigration deal will provide an economic boost to New York farms and the agriculture industry.
In a ... Go to full article
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Lawmakers push visas for dairy workers
Burlington, VT, Apr 10, 2013 — Lawmakers on both sides of Lake Champlain say Congress is making progress on immigration reform. And they want to make sure the dairy industry is a part of it.
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Fighting sex trafficking in New York state
Apr 05, 2013 — Forcing young women and men into a life of prostitution is a very lucrative business.
It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood, but the sex trafficking trade is... Go to full article
It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood, but the sex trafficking trade is... Go to full article
