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Ohio is “Making the Grade”
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Immigration Reform Would Alleviate America’s Aging Crisis, New Research Briefs Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2015 CONTACTS: Sarah Doolin, [email protected] IMMIGRATION REFORM WOULD ALLEVIATE AMERICA’S AGING CRISIS, NEW RESEARCH BRIEFS SHOW New York, NY—To mark Senior Citizens Day, which honors the elderly and their role in American life, the … Read More
Struggling U.S. farmers are paying Mexican laborers up to $17 an hour
Farmers are struggling to make ends meet because of labor problems U.S. policymakers didn’t foresee when strengthening anti-immigration laws. Latino laborers, once subjugated to backbreaking work conditions for a fraction of what other American jobs pay, are being welcomed with raised wages, improved medical benefits, and cheaper housing costs by… Read More
Strawberry fields forever needing more laborers, even at $17 hour
Some people who advocate for tighter controls on immigration say that the measures are necessary in order to protect jobs for American citizens. However, it is not always the case that Americans want those jobs—no matter the wage. But what does that say about our national work ethic?… Read More
Ten-Year Decline in U.S. Farm Labor Has Cost U.S. Economy $3.1B Annually in Crop Production, Report Shows
CONTACT Sarah Doolin, New American Economy, [email protected] Between 2002 and 2012, the number of new field and crop workers immigrating to the United States fell by roughly 75 percent. New York—At a time when more Americans are trying to eat fresh and locally grown produce, farmers… Read More
A Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms
New American Economy’s new report, “A Vanishing Breed: How the Decline in U.S. Farm Laborers Over the Last Decade Has Hurt the U.S. Economy and Slowed Production on American Farms,” shows that in the last decade, as fewer young agricultural workers have come to the United States,… Read More
Planting Exotic Crops for the Sake of the Local Economy
Immigrants to St. Louis are capitalizing on urban gardens, and helping to revitalize the city. In a city best known for deep-fried ravioli and butter cake, you might not expect bitter eggplant—dubbed “pumpkin on a stick,” for how it looks on the stem—to be a runaway hit. Yet… Read More
Immigration reform key to a legal, reliable farm workforce
Immigration reform is a contentious, often emotional, topic for many Americans. But for U.S. agriculture, it’s mainly a labor issue. As the busy summer season gets underway, experts from Syngenta and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) weigh in on how to best address this issue that is top-of-mind among… Read More
Carl Sobocinski: Focus on immigration reform
Tourism is the backbone of South Carolina’s economy. Generating $18 billion in annual revenue during some of the worst economic times in American history, the Palmetto state is finally on pace to have a record 2015! Thanks in part to an economy that has stabilized and dropping fuel prices, we’ll… Read More
Louisville’s immigrant labor force is larger than national average, study finds
Louisville’s percentage of immigrants in its work force is higher than the national average and higher than in peer cities Cincinnati, Nashville and St. Louis, according to a study released by Americas Society, Council of the Americas and the Partnership for a New American Economy. The Partnership for a… Read More
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