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America’s ‘Avocado Mayor’ Says Immigration Reform Long Overdue
For experienced California avocado growers like Fallbrook’s 80-year-old Charlie Wolk, the industry’s most pressing problem is crystal clear: There just aren’t enough workers to go around. “Somebody told me, ‘Well, we have to pay people more,’ ” Wolk says. “And I said that paying them isn’t the issue — you don’t have a body to […]
Read MoreTemporary Protected Status Terminated for Sudan, Extended for South Sudan. Who Is Next?
With the stroke of a pen, the Secretary of Homeland Security upended the lives of over 1,000 Sudanese nationals living in the United States with the announcement this week that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan has been terminated. However, nationals of South Sudan fared better, with an 18-month extension of their TPS designation announced […]
Read MorePayson Roundup: Study: Foreign born workers buttress the economy
Arizona needs its 920,000 foreign-born residents, both legal and otherwise, to fuel the state’s economy, according to a new study and some business leaders. The report Monday by the New American Economy says those families had $21.4 billion in household income in 2014, the most recent figures available. They paid $1.7 billion in state and […]
Read MoreMiami Herald: Want your local economy to grow? Start embracing immigrants
All eyes are on Washington as the fate of nearly 800,000 undocumented young people brought here as children dominates the debate over America’s broken immigration system. But while many focus attention on the nation’s capital, important discussion is happening this week in New York. As the UN General Assembly meets, mayors from around the United […]
Read MoreForeign Entrepreneurs Would Have Benefited From This Rule—The Trump Administration Wants to Rescind It, So We Sued
The Trump administration has repeatedly promised to create jobs in the United States, and yet it has delayed a policy that would have fostered the growth of innovative companies and guaranteed thousands of jobs for American workers. The “problem” for the administration appears clear: though this policy would allow the United States to capitalize on […]
Read MoreImmigration Policy Hurting California Orchards
Santa Barbara County resident Rick Shade has been in the orchard business for generations, so he knows how time-sensitive the harvest is for crops like peaches, flowers, and lettuce. “When that stuff is ready, man, you’ve got to get it harvested today,” he says. “Not yesterday, not tomorrow — today.” And if you don’t have […]
Read MoreLawsuit Challenges Postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule
Entrepreneurs, start-up companies and a trade association joined together to oppose the postponement of the International Entrepreneur Rule.
Read MoreGovernment Says Border Security Is Tougher Than Ever
The Trump administration has repeatedly called for increased security along the United States southern border with Mexico, but a new report released earlier this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputes the need for such measures. The agency’s report details how the U.S.-Mexico border is more secure than ever before, contradicting the claim […]
Read MoreBowling Green Daily News: City selected for study on integrating new Americans
The city of Bowling Green was recently selected to receive services to analyze how the city’s foreign-born population can be better integrated into the local workforce. Earlier this year, the city applied for a grant specifically to fund a study to help determine the best ways the area’s foreign-born population can help fill the thousands […]
Read MoreTrump Administration Issues New Visa Sanctions on Four Countries, In Retaliation for Their Stance on Deportation
Following through on a directive from President Trump made during his first week in office, the State Department on Monday invoked a rarely-used law to impose visa restrictions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, declaring each country “recalcitrant” for refusing to accept the return of immigrants that the United States has ordered deported. Three […]
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