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by Hazel Tang and Mark Dovich | Aug 18, 2021 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Disruptions to the country’s food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic have refocused attention on the key role that migrant workers play in U.S. agriculture, and legislation currently stalled in Congress could shore up the country’s...
by Hazel Tang | Jul 16, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — America’s immigration restrictions limiting visas for highly skilled workers are forcing such workers to go to other countries and causing a brain drain in the U.S., advocates and the head of a House subcommittee said Tuesday. “If we want to compete...
by Dalia Faheid | Apr 23, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Muslim groups across the country are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to name a special envoy to monitor and combat Islamophobia, which a U.N. expert says has escalated to “epidemic proportions.” In the letter, the U.S. Council of Muslim...
by Dalia Faheid | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Advocates believe new federal legislation introduced by El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar aiming to set humane standards for future immigration policies could pave a path forward for the city to benefit from immigration rather than get overwhelmed, while...
by Karli Goldenberg | Mar 23, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–Immigrant rights organizations and Frederick community members hope that the recent settlement of a Frederick racial profiling case is a symbol of change, but say that it’s not enough because the sheriff’s department has not withdrawn from...
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by Dalia Faheid | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured, Health, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants were less likely to visit primary care physicians after former President Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015, according to a March study — suggesting his rhetoric had a chilling effect, experts said, that could make...
