Articles
April 30, 2006
Migrant care event group's last
Su Salud hosts final Tour of Life at camp
Union, contractor have a deal - now what?
Immigrant march slated for Orlando
Changing views
Pueblo Bonito was conceived in 1995 and built in 1999. Along with
much-needed affordable housing came fears from surrounding neighborhoods
that the community was just another slum. They were wrong.
Businesses gear up for Monday's immigration rally, boycott
Hispanics plan business closures
Immigrants, activists to participate in Monday's 'Great American Boycott'
Immigrants across state prepare to demonstrate
Days are long, work is hard `To be here is a dream,
' says an undocumented immigrant who toils to send money to his family.
Former picker says incentives for Americans have vanished from Florida's citrus industry.
April 29, 2006
Construction sites brace for losses during march
What spiritual leaders say about immigration debate
As immigrants, legal and illegal, protest U.S. immigration policies
and congressional proposals to change them, we asked our
Faith & Values columnists to weigh in on the issues. This is what they had to say:
Local immigrants to march in Laurel
Meat plants plan closures for immigration rallies
Rallies to call attention Monday to immigrant rights
Immigrants plan for work stoppage, boycott
CONSTRUCTION
Fearing raids, workers stay home
Thousands of absent construction workers shut down or
crippled job sites throughout South Florida this week
National Boycott Plans Creating a New Divide
Monday protest opponents urge counter-boycott
Businesses that close in support of immigrants' cause targeted
Employers change hiring practices amid crackdown
Local businesses shift hiring duties to contractors, rely on returning
workers as feds get tough on illegal aliens
Don't boycott, immigrant leaders advise
Latinos divided on Monday's protests
Immigrant boycott worries fast-food industry; Chains are offering
workers support, encouragement
Boycott pushes shutdowns
Some stores to close so Hispanics can draw attention to
April 28, 2006
Farms will let workers go to rally
Female migrants take on risks
Rape considered the price to cross border into U.S.
Bosses bypass worker status website
April 27, 2006
Immigrants hope reforms include all ethnic groups
Migrant housing builders vanish
Immigrants Would Leave Big Hole
April 26, 2006
Many 'guest workers' vulnerable, migrant advocates say
Bush prods Senate on migrant bill
US agriculture and immigration tied in a knot
Immigrant community scarce after federal crackdown
Police expect big, peaceful immigration rally
A march of as many as 10,000 people will close some
downtown Orlando streets Monday.
Senators optimistic on passing immigration bill after meeting with Bush
Blast survivor urges justice for immigrants
Injured farmworker speaks at vigil outside federal building in Syracuse.
Big crop forecast could mean labor shortage
April 25, 2006\
Bush Says Massive Deportation Is Not Realistic
After Quitting A.F.L.-C.I.O., Group Suggests Reunion of Sorts
U.S. attorney: Drug evidence safe
Migrant debate looming for Bush
House to vote on changes to seat belt bill
Immigration Law of 1986 Shaping Current Debate
April 24, 2006
Calling for action
Activists tour poverty-stricken Immokalee, lending support to poor
farmworkers and campaigning for their rights
In Mexico, Immigration Seen As Inevitable
Ethel Kennedy marches in support of farmworkers
2 men, same number: Lives 2,000 miles apart change for better, worse
Farmers fear fallout from migrant bills
Crop owners say legislation barring illegals could devastate industry,
1,200 March Peacefully to Support Immigrant Rights
A Kennedy again walks with poor
April 23, 2006
Flawed immigration laws pose risks to everyone
Stolen Social Security numbers used to get jobs
Migrant farmworkers at Sin Fronteras will boycott
Poor health related to inadequate housing for immigrant farmworkers
April 22, 2006
Stakes up in migrant debate
Feds hope employers will follow laws
May 1 focus of migrant work stoppage
Migrant tally called misleading
Experts: Apprehension numbers aside, most entrants make it in
Crackdown on Workers Brings Dismay and Anxiety
AFL-CIO president, Ethel Kennedy lend support to Florida farmworkers
Former braceros say guest workers abused
April 21, 2006
Raid brings fear, approval in Biglerville
Crackdowns on immigrant employers to increase
Local Latinos experience housing prejudice
Frist Will Try Anew for Immigration Bill
Some undocumented immigrants' kids could get in-state tuition
Asparagus near ready for picking
Migrant workers not yet here to help
April 20, 2006
State tells employers to set up rules for working in heat
Boycott the boycott?
'Day without immigrants' fails to gather steam in EP
Plan for May 1 migrant protest kindles anxiety
U.S. Cracks Down on Hiring of Illegal Immigrants
April 19, 2006
Farm union helps in recruiting and hiring immigrant workers
A firm figure for solidarity
Projects target farmworkers' housing plight
On migrants, does Mexico have a double standard?
Immigration Reform Won't Come Easy, Nelson Says
Farmers Hire Migrant Workers in Order to Survive
Migrants begin return to Oceana as nation debates immigration law
Bill allows immigrants in-state tuition rates
Employers risk little in hiring illegal labor
Growers, Farm Labor Contractor Fined In Pesticide Overspray
April 17, 2006
Costa Mesa's Pioneering Migrant Stance Is Costly
The push to help enforce federal law, and the resulting debate, eat up not just money but time. Sifting e-mail from the public is a major chore.
Farmers Say They've Got Fruit but No Labor
In Washington state, migrants increasingly pass up apple orchards for better-paying jobs.
Congressional candidates feel pressure on both sides
Giving their dream a roof
Behind the Debate: Propelled to Protest, Driven to Migrate
Mexican Deportee's U.S. Sojourn Illuminates Roots of Current Crisis
Editorial
Hasten, but still require, state review of labor appeal
April 16, 2006
THE NEW FOREIGN AID
The Seeds of Promise
Migrants Reshape Pueblos With Ideas del Norte
U.S. employers send for immigrants
By Julie Watson and Olga R. Rodriguez
Activists planning to step up their efforts
Leaders came together for march
Groups plan similar protests
The Nation
Going After Migrants, but Not Employers
April 15, 2006
Apopka group spreads call to rally for migrant rights
Activists call for the boycott of U.S. firms
Health Clinics for Poor May Lose Aid
Saunders seeks $200,000 to fight slaveryIf the Legislature
approves, the money would establish a task force and
train law enforcers to combat trafficking
April 14, 2006
Growers back guest worker program
Rogue Valley agricultural interests depend on a migrant labor force
Immigrants Unlikely To Gain KidCare Access
César Chávez and Environmentalism
Local residents say they'll join May boycott
Senate priority: migrant workers
GOP LAWMAKERS URGE BUSH TO WEIGH IN
Ag-Mart ties drug to birth defects: Grower suspects thalidomide use
April 13, 2006
Relief drive amasses clothing for farm workers to guard against pesticides
Growers and union hail new agreement for Global Horizons, UFW
April 12, 2006
Edgefield County farm depends on migrant workers
Migrant housing project remains on hold as the number
HEALTH INSURANCE
Despite surplus, 14,000 kids go withoutFarmworkers thought this year
their kids would get subsidized health insurance, but theHouse is
balking, despite a record surplus.
Farm Labor Contractor, Union in Pact
The agreement between Global Horizons and the UFW offers benefits for guest workers.
Sensing change, migrants rush to the border
April 11, 2006
Immigration gathering set for May 1 in Orlando
Huge Crowds March for Immigration Rights
Union, contractor form curious coalition
'We Decided Not to Be Invisible Anymore'
Pro-Immigration Rallies Are Held Across Country
Immigrants march for right to work
Immigration rally draws 5,000 in Lake Worth
New civil rights movement spreads
More than a million people march nationwide over immigration policies
Seen and heard
An estimated 75,000 immigrants and supporters flood Fort Myers in protest of immigration reform
Courthouse rally unites Manatee's immigrants
Marchers at immigration rally demand justice, respect
75,000 march here
Massive local gathering joins in nationwide show of unity
Across the U.S., `We Are America'
Immigrants and their supporters call for dignified treatment and,
above all, legalization. Some recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Farmworkers' Union Is Set to Announce First National Contract for Guest Workers
April 10, 2006
Migrant issue divides Latinos
Dissenting voices drowned out by pro-immigrant rallies
Farmers Watch Debate on Immigration Reform
Farm labor group to hold march Wednesday
Cross-cultural theme to be focus of event
Migrants brace for state laws
Legislatures push own measures as Congress struggles to reach consensus
2,000 rally in Orlando for immigrant rights
As many as 2 million are expected to march in more than 140 cities across the U.S. today.
Catholic church steps into migrant debate
Researchers: Farmworkers' health at risk due to inadequate housing
April 9, 2006
Skit helps teach Schilling students about Cesar Chavez
Teacher surprised at how little his students knew about the activist
Wet weather hits farm workers hard
Union inroads for migrants
Farm workers' group pushes for better pay, rights; joins AFL-CIO
EDITORIAL
It's the President's Turn
Senate's Failure to Agree on Immigration Plan Angers
April 8, 2006
Analysis: Migrant measure stalls in Senate
The reform package's fate is uncertain after it is stymied by partisan
maneuvering and lawmakers break for two weeks.
Growers want to forestall pesticide notification program
Ag towns help workers learn, adapt
Even in Maine, Latinos' Future Affects Economy
April 7, 2006
Newell Migrant Center to get upgrade
Mexicans and Filipinos share common history in California
Discussion at UCSD will highlight the historical coalitions of the two groups
during the farmworker movement.
Some Mexicans bypassing U.S. for Canada's guest worker program
Immigration Bill Stalls in Senate
Republicans Insist on Amending Measure
Immigration Compromise Is Stalled in Senate
Nominee Is Grilled Over Program on Pesticides
April 6, 2006
150 protest Pajaro nursery employees firing
A nation divided on immigrationIn rural North Carolina, as in Congress,
divisions are deep - and solutions elusive.
Senate Takes New Tack on ImmigrationA GOP-proposed `
path to citizenship' has some illegal workers return home,
pay taxes and study civics. Discord with House is likely.
Senate Struggles for a Deal on Immigration
Call goes out for equal rights for N.Y. farmworkers
Senate GOP Deal on Immigration Bill Likely
Wide Bipartisan Support Would Break Logjam
Debate over illegals roils onion country
April 5, 2006
FLOC leader talks immigration at Bluffton U
Clamor for migrant bill
Senate racing for solution on guest workers
Farmers: Hispanic labor needed
April 3, 2006
DISPATCH FROM A SHEEPHERDER'S CAMP
The Job No Americans Want Isn't Getting Any Easier
Picking Season Brings Ergonomics to Field
WAVES OF SUPPORT
Heated interest in immigration reform draws large crowd
48 local migrant workers sue Indiana firm Say subpar treatment,
housing greeted them; recruiter calls case a free-money scheme
Tighter borders could change face of region
Thousands come to work; some stay for good
April 2, 2006
Farmworkers demonstrate to pressure McDonald's for higher wages
Mexican father finds opportunity in N.C.
Immigration has high stakes for agriculture
They work rain or shine, hot or cold
After 16 years in Oregon, a 72-year-old man says he might return to Mexico
Being an immigrant shouldn't be a felony
Companies pay heed to farm workers' needs
April 1, 2006
Mexican workers plea before panel
Migrant strike: Some will, some won't
Local farmers feel immigration effect
Rally draws 6,000
'Real thing' teaches teens how to protest
Workers rally for safety; Speakers address immigration reform bills
Statehouse assembly challenges failure of pesticide-protection bill
UFW veterans remember Cesar Chavez
They're public officials today
Alternative to immigrant labor is $5 apples
Some Latino kids in Arizona are vague on who Cesar Chavez was
Cesar Chavez legacy celebrated 400 honor rights leader in Glendale