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Immigration overhaul bill may reform Florida farm working conditions

Immigration overhaul bill may reform Florida farm working conditions

by Dalia Faheid | Mar 17, 2021 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Working conditions for Florida’s undocumented farmworkers could drastically improve under recently proposed immigration reform legislation that would put them on a long-awaited path to citizenship while also providing labor protections. “It’s something...
Florida’s Latino population hit hard by food insecurity during the pandemic

Florida’s Latino population hit hard by food insecurity during the pandemic

by Dalia Faheid | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON – Every eight days, Gloria Romero’s 23-year-old son drives her half an hour away to the University of South Florida, then lines up among 700 cars and waits until a Feeding Tampa Bay volunteer places a box full of potatoes, onions, oranges and carrots in the...
Black troops encouraged Austin will fulfill vow to ‘rid our ranks of racists and extremists’

Black troops encouraged Austin will fulfill vow to ‘rid our ranks of racists and extremists’

by Dalia Faheid | Feb 3, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Jason Smedley remembers the pain of his 2000 attack by lower-ranking Marines during a training exercise he led as a lance corporal at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry. While some held Smedley, the others beat him, knocking...
Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’

Biden administration looks set to target ‘forever chemicals,’ as 3M warns about ‘onerous regulation’

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 26, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration looks poised to crack down on a group of “forever chemicals” that have been linked to a range of health problems, a move that could put companies like 3M and DuPont on the hook for billions of dollars in cleanup costs....
Biden freezes Trump’s last-minute visa rules

Biden freezes Trump’s last-minute visa rules

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 24, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has frozen for 60 days last-minute rules from the Trump administration that would allow only higher-wage foreign workers to be employed in the U.S. Under a final rule issued Jan. 8 by the Homeland Security Department, only the...
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