June 30, 2006 Immigrant groups to launch voter drive June 29, 2006
Utah race stirs calls for a deal on immigration
After Bush ally scores a victory in GOP primary, one lawmaker pushes comprehensive bill Second thoughts on border security measures in Senate Bush takes interest in Pence's immigration proposal Graduates taking 'first steps of many' Vote adds fuel to immigration battle
Cannon win won't end debate Rep. Cannon Urges Unity After Utah's GOP Primary Expert: Immigration accord unlikely
Lawmakers move fight over immigration out of D.C. to border,
Western states Oregon cherry growers decry lack of farmworkers June 28, 2006
Senate May Budge on Immigration
Some Republicans show willingness to put House goals of enforcement and security before plans for guest workers and paths to citizenship. Congressman Wins Utah's GOP Primary
Rep. Chris Cannon, a conservative advocate of immigrant rights, bests critic John Jacob. As GOP bickers over immigration, Boehner criticizes Dem ‘silence’ Island farms lose migrant workers Labor shortage slows crop production Farms turning to subcontractors
WORKERS FEARFUL OF TREND AMONG U.S. GROWERS TO SAVE MONEY, CUT LIABILITY GOP: Find immigration deal, or lose
A Times Editorial House pushed to quit stalling on immigration
Farm labor firm shut down
A Mainland firm that supplies farm labor to Hawaii farms has been ordered to shut down until it gets workers' compensation insurance for its employees. Farms seek scientific future
Machines, chemicals, even robots may one day ease labor shortage
Grape pickers protest conditions at Giumarra
June 27, 2006
Utah vote could decide immigration plan's future
Labor-desperate cherry growers tap teens Labor secretary touts Bush's plan on immigration
Chao leaves questions unanswered after speech to local leaders June 26, 2006
Migrant workers get welcome to Brockport
Bienvenida Day recognizes their labor, culture Congress may yet move on immigration
Some experts see room for compromise, and delays could cost votes.
GOP sees a San Diego message: Be tough on illegal immigration
House election buoys hard-liners in their fight with moderates on the divisive issue. American Workers Rejecting Jobs as Immigrants Drive Down Wages
June 25, 2006 Don't count on immigration overhaul Mecca for misery
In this town, a bed is often cardboard, a bath is often a creek June 24, 2006
Immigrants ministry sees hope in new home Arizona Republican candidate's call for forced labor camp angers two GOP lawmakers June 23, 2006
Dueling immigration hearings split GOP
House and Senate Republicans propose public airing, debate New housing units celebrated
Affordable housing recognized
Poll: More likely GOP voters back 2-tier immigration plan
The approach strengthens law enforcement while providing a path to U.S. citizenship GOP Plans Competing Events on Immigration
Sen. Specter responds to House leaders' move to hold public hearings by scheduling his own, probably delaying talks on a final overhaul bill.
June 22, 2006
Following Napa Valley's lead Farm Worker group seeks land for migrant housing
3-year Sonoma County search fails to find suitable location SEEKING SHELTER Feeling price pinch, Pueblo Bonito project seeks loan of $400,000
City Council is favorable of the request, which developer needs to secure building costs and finish the job
Specter counters House in move to save immigration bill Border Battle Now a GOP Turf War
House Republicans take on the president with their plan to hold public immigration hearings. Five-minute Breaks Leave Cali. Farmworkers Feeling Heat
With farmworkers sickening and sometimes dying on the job from the high temperatures they work under, California is mandating water and shade, but only in small amounts. June 21, 2006
House GOP doing it their own way on immigration
GOP Plans Hearings on Issue of Immigrants
Field Sessions May Delay Talks on Hill Bush's immigration bill in trouble, say GOP brass Numerous Women Join Lawsuit Against Local Farm GOP balks on immigration bill
House members seek to delay talks with Senate till town-hall meetings are held.
June 20, 2006
Carlsbad orders migrants to move from Cannon Road area
Lame duck still wields gavel, clout Senate swayed by analyst's immigrant count
How conservative think tank's estimate led to changes in bill
June 19, 2006
Freeing adults from illiteracy
As the nation's leaders call for immigrants to learn English, groups like Project Light lead the way Bust leaves tense feeling on Eastern Shore June 18, 2006
Ex-Braceros Back Senate Plan, but With Upgrades
Guest workers from decades ago say foreign laborers deserve better wages as well as long-term contracts. Along stretch of U.S. border, zero tolerance
June 17, 2006
Farm Bureau battles lobbying June 16, 2006
UFW urges boycott of Charles Krug Winery
Union leaders say action taken as last resort to protest winery's plans to fire workers July 1 Council prefers Mill area for new Farmworker Monument
June 15, 2006
MIGRANT WORKERS KILLED ON SOUTH GEORGIA FARM June 14, 2006
Thai workers sue Global Horizons, two Valley growers
June 13, 2006
Guard slows illegal flow across border EPA wants insecticide phased out by 2010
June 12, 2006
Some blacks say Latino immigrants taking their jobs Guest workers could say indefinitely under bill Agriculture at high stake
Congress' decisions about illegal immigrants will affect perhaps none more than farmers.
Documentation alone isn't enough
June 11, 2006
Shadow workers Brownsville migrant workers sue Maryland cannery '86 immigration law casts long shadow
Opportunity for some, but a concern for others
Ag-Mart influence alleged
Researchers say the company had a hand in a state report on pesticide exposure June 10, 2006
Reform re-energizes Border Patrol: Nation's new focus on immigration highlights security force's role USDA chief touts farm labor visas
State's agriculture businesses told that Bush solidly supports them
Visas offer businesses a legal labor force June 9, 2006
New Crackdown on Hiring of Illegal Immigrants
Employers would have to investigate workers with questionable Social Security data.
Applications for U.S. Citizenship Surge
Immigrants Nationwide Responding to Threat of Congressional Crackdown
June 8, 2006
Conservatives block immigration conference Could Senate plan for illegal immigrants work?
It calls for categorizing immigrants by length of US residency, but logistics would be complex.
June 7, 2006
Bush defends planned path to citizenship
Opposing sides agree more on the issue, he says
GOP lawmakers push security first Reaching Deal On Immigration Will Be Tough Worker students earn diplomas Bush Confident Immigration Deal Possible Poll: Farmworkers deserve day off, overtime
Labor-backed survey says New Yorkers support such laws
Farmers fear loss of migrant workers Farmers, workers groups, trade barbs over hiring practices Immigration raids put chill on day of lobbying
June 6, 2006
A war in the woods
Strawberries are ripe, but pickers are missing
June 5, 2006
Immigration issues give candidate a fighting chance
Not So Sweet
How Big Sugar made slaves out of guest workers
June 4, 2006
Life on the farm an international job Caught, released, gone underground
Illegal immigrants make shambles of Border Patrol policy
Immigration wave has deep roots in Mexico and U.S. Editorial
Pesticides in the fields, defects in workers' babies
The not-so-great outdoors
More than 2,300 homeless agricultural workers, others said
to be living in canyons of San Diego County
June 3, 2006
'86 Amnesty Frames Immigration Debate
The law, which legalized millions but didn't halt the flow, offers lessons in the battle over reforms.
Immigrant advocates decry microchip idea June 2, 2006
A line in the sand
Border fence critics say expansion would lengthen a deadly divide from the California desert to the Gulf of Mexico
First phase of low-income housing project completed in Pajaro June 1, 2006
Community celebrates Via del Mar
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