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March 31, 2006
Farm workers face same issues, very different fight
Migrant workers aim to demonstrate their financial impactStrike gaining support
Chavez's hard-fought gains are eroding
Conservatives Stand Firm on Immigration
A&M-Kingsville campus pays tribute to labor leader
Farmworker recounts pesticide exposureLocal man will attend rally today to tell how he was sickened by pesticides sprayed on field
Today's teens could learn from Chavez
Loophole affects laborers rights
Industry holds firm on need for guest labor
Palomar celebrates Chavez's birthday
As Senate debates immigration bills, Craig has backup plan
Apple farmers say curbs on immigrants stunt growth
Ex-braceros tell of flaws in guest worker system
Immigration reform: No ditches and dirty platesSmall business owners are sweating over Congress' debates because they fear a future without 'guest workers.'
Mesilla pays tribute to César Chávez
Chavez seen as a leader who fought for social equality
Immigration reform bill could help farmers
March 29, 2006
A GOP faceoff over illegal immigrationImmigration reform splits the party so deeply
it could stall legislation this year.
Family waits to learn its fate
Migrant labor a Central Valley concernNational debate has major implications for area's farmers
Commentary'Guest worker' fix won't work
Group hopes Farmworker AwarenessWeek helps plight of migrants
South of the border, fence is no deterrentWould-be migrants say nothing will stop them from working in US.Immigration debate rattles state lawmakers
Grower faces new allegationAg-Mart worker says he was denied protective gear while he worked with a pesticide
Feinstein shifts view on migrant legislationLobbied heavily, the senator now supports an agricultural guest worker program.
City to Form Alliance With Mexican State
March 28, 2006
Students in Calif., Phoenix walk out to back migrants
Senate Panel Advances Immigration DebateFull Senate to Take Up Immigration Debate
Citizenship bill heads to Senate floor
Activists demand better pay for tomato pickers
Migrants face uncertain future
Immigration Fight Heats UpSenate Panel's Citizenship Proposal Sharpens Battle Lines
Immigration bill expandsSenate panel OKs measure; two weeks of debate follow
1,000 attend 8th annual breakfast for Cesar Chávez
GUEST WORKER PLAN OKd BY SENATE PANEL Bill would increase enforcement, offer road to legalization
Migrant labor debate has Central Valley implications
Concern Over Immigration Laws
March 27, 2006
Farmworkers Stage Protest DowntownClose to 4,000 activists march to oppose proposed legislation and remember Cesar Chavez.
S. Florida watches as U.S. Senate debates guest workers, immigration reform
EDITORIALCelebrate Chavez with joy and pride
Senator bucks colleagues on illegals legislation
500,000 Pack Streets to Protest Immigration BillsThe rally, part of a massive mobilization of immigrants and their supporters, may be the largest L.A. has seen.
Work brings many from Mexico to Klamath Basin
500,000 March in L.A. Against Immigration BillMeasure Was Passed by U.S. House
Honoring late labor leader; Downtown Laredo will be site of march, program
EDITORIALImmigration reform debate should be civil — and productive
March 25, 2006
Cesar Chavez birth is commemorated
March 24, 2006
Immigration Debate Is Shaped by '08 ElectionPresidential Hopefuls Offer Their Proposals Ahead of Senate Vote
Line grows, but bracero sign-ups are over
March 23, 2006
Farm workers' new struggle Today's laborers, mostly undocumented, face different issues long after Cesar Chavez's death Building on Taco Bell victory
March 22, 2006
Protest supports illegal workers
Immigrant workers concern for farmers
Last year for Su Salud Free migrant worker health screening program ending due to co-founder's illness
Reid threatens filibuster as immigration showdown looms
President Indicates Willingness to Allow Undocumented Aliens Path to Citizenship
Ed program helps reach migrant workers
Forest Workers’ Plight Exposes Pitfalls of Legal Migrant WorkLegally documented migrant laborers whose horrific circumstances were exposed last year have filed a series of class-action lawsuits, while their advocates are insisting on better treatment, pay and conditions.
Changes may be coming for farmworkersSenate votes unanimously to pass transportation safety bill; more improvements likely on the way for agricultural workers, lobbyist says
Wire firm a force in debate over immigration Western Union builds ties with donations, publications
Senate reaches migrant accord
Frist Pushes For Quick Vote On ImmigrationMajority Leader Bypasses Committee
Judiciary Committee Members Outline Agreement on Undocumented, Guestworkers
Border-security debate seen as threat to immigration lawMany fear time window won't be long enough to consider broader worker reforms
Immigration bill showdown for GOP in Senate Party driven over guest worker permits, security at border
Teens learn to follow Chávez's exampleHispanic students hear about their culture and are urged to speak their minds
March 13, 2006
Farmer Wants Level Playing Field
March 12, 2006
State: Women faced exposure to toxins in fieldsGrower denies acting illegally
March 10, 2006
MIGRANT WORKERS GET MORE HOUSING
March 9, 2006
Program serves migrant students
March 8, 2006
Number of illegal workers on riseImmigrants account for about 5 percent of all workers in U.S.
Coalition wants farmworkers treated fairly
North Carolina, Ag-Mart at odds on violations, fines
March 7, 2006
Uncommon Weapon in Immigration FightAn Idaho county tries a racketeering law against employers who hire illegal workers.
March 6, 2006
Valley farmworkers often go hungrySurvey finds they fail to reap the fruits of their labor.
Suit filed on behalf of migrants Mexican forestry workers in Tennessee underpaid, advocacy group alleges
March 5, 2006
Fast food fightA farm workers group has a new target. But McDonald's and growers have their own reform ideas.
March 4, 2006
Catholic Leaders Hope to Sway Immigration Debate
EDITORIALBordering on paralysis
March 3, 2006
Study: Babies at riskStricter pesticide exposure standards might be needed, researchers say
Tree farm workers detained after raid
Bill to boost farm-worker housing
Girl lifted by a dream of strawberry royaltyIlene Chavez was told that the Strawberry Festival courts was not for the daughter of farm workers. She didn’t believe it.
March 2, 2006
Senators get earful on forest labor abuse
Ag-Mart sued over birth defectsLawsuit charges tomato grower didn't properly protect workers from exposure to toxic pesticides
BIRTH DEFECTSInfant has no limbs; parents blame pesticides
Migrant farm workers sue produce company over son's birth defect
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