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Children of the Harvest - Dateline NBC (VIDEO)-Part one
July 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
For thousands of children in America, summer means hard labor in the hot sun. continue reading »
An Open Letter to the President from Hispanic Farmers
July 23, 2011 | by Kimberly Kipp | Latino Daily News
The following is a letter from Hispanic Farmers & Ranchers Inc. and Minority Agricultural Producers to President Obama: Sir, As you address La Raza, Hispanics and Hispanic farmers and ranchers are paying attention to how rhetoric relates to reality. Here is our reality: continue reading »
Obama Administration and Farm Bureau tout ‘comprehensive’ Immigration Reform
May 28, 2011 | by Delta Farm Press | Latino Daily News
Agriculture labor requirements and the threat of higher food prices and rising imports took center stage when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed immigration reform during a Wednesday morning press conference. continue reading »
Migrant Workers in Canada Suffer From Poor Health
April 22, 2011 | by The Star | Latino Daily News
Two new research papers have revealed that migrants working in Canada often develop health problems as a result of their grueling jobs, and unfit housing. continue reading »
Farmers Worry About Proposed Immigration Legislation
February 22, 2011 | by Miami Herald | Latino Daily News
Farmers fear that if Georgia’s proposed immigration legislation comes into effect it will not only cost them time and money- it will put them out of business. continue reading »
Not as Many Migrant Workers Coming to Work in U.S. as Mexico’s Economy Improves
January 20, 2011 | by Napa Valley Register | Latino Daily News
As the U.S. economy slowly creeps out of a recession, many who migrated to the states in search of work are now seeing there could be better opportunities back in Mexico. continue reading »
Hard Work, Tough Lessons
November 6, 2010 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
In light of the rampant xenophobia in this country, I reflect on the lessons that I learned as a tween day laborer many years ago. Working alongside Latino immigrant men during a hot summer in Malibu, I learned firsthand the trials and tribulations of manual labor. continue reading »
