You may not see them, but they are very much welcome guests at our Thanksgiving table. Most of us won’t actually see the farm and meatpacking workers at our family feast this year, but that doesn’t mean their presence won’t be felt or should go unappreciated. From delicious side...
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Nov 17, 2025
America was built on the sweat and hard work of 250 years of successive generations of immigrants coming to help build the strongest nation on earth. Without the skills and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrant business owners, our national economy would be stagnant, local communities would be less vibrant, and...
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Where would we be without pumpkins on Halloween? From harvesting the apples that go into Fourth of July pies to processing the turkey that we enjoy around our Thanksgiving tables, immigrants help bring home many holidays and annual celebrations – and Halloween is no exception. Without the labor and...
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Ignore the ugly rhetoric and just look at the facts: immigration is not only good for our country, it’s necessary to our economic growth and vital to essential industries. Part of that reason is because as U.S.-born workers get older and retire, making immigrant workers even more critical in...
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Farmers “will imminently face severe challenges accessing a sufficient and legal supply of labor to sustain current food production levels,” the department quietly conceded Donald Trump’s mass detention and deportation policies are posing an “immediate” danger to our nation’s food supply by driving away skilled immigrant farm workers and...
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As Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 soon comes to an end, we want to make sure you haven’t missed some of the events celebrating the culture, history, and accomplishments of the Latino communities that help make up the diverse fabric of America. In Texas, home to one of the largest...
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The rapid growth in daily expenses for working Americans has been fueled in part by the administration’s cruel and chaotic mass detention and deportation agenda If you’ve noticed that your trips to the grocery store have been getting more and more expensive lately, it’s not just you. Among the...
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Nearly 63 million Latinos call the U.S. their home, making up just under 20% of the total population, according to 2023 figures from Pew Research Center. And, the fiscal impacts of this group are impossible to ignore. According to one recent study, the total economic output of Latinos hit...
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“We see these issues of protecting immigrants and protecting workers’ rights as totally connected,” said one Labor Day event attendee in New Mexico Immigrant rights and the critical role that immigrant workers play in our economy were at the top of mind for many attendees at Labor Day events...
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During a summer when Superman is back in theaters to save the day, we should also remember that there are real-life heroes all around us. They’re the workers who feed us, make our roads safer, teach our children, care for our loved ones, and help sustain our economy. Millions...
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