Law enforcement officers are ready to enforce SB 1070 — if they have to enforce it at all. After thousands of taxpayer dollars were spent on training materials for officers and hundreds of hours went toward enforcement training,
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Some Georgia business owners and farmers say they could have a harder time finding workers because of a bill passed by lawmakers to crack down on illegal immigration — among the toughest in the nation. Republican Gov. Nathan Deal has pledged to sign the bill, which would require employers...
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A dozen farmworkers sat in a circle of plastic chairs in a modest living room, listening as a union organizer talked about a bill she said would allow people to organize without fear, rebuild the union and improve conditions in the fields. The United Farm Workers of America drew...
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Apr 19, 2011
To mark the tax-filing deadline, the Immigration Policy Center released a report on Monday estimating that unauthorized immigrants paid $11.2 billion in state and local taxes last year, including $807 million in Florida. The Florida total includes $69 million in property tax and $737 million in sales tax.
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The state's agricultural commissioner said Monday that he will soon begin a thorough study of whether Georgia can legally create its own guest-worker program. Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black said his department will consult officials in Utah, where the state Legislature passed a bill this year that would allow...
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Despite opposition from the business, faith and education communities, the Georgia legislature just passed an Arizona-like anti-immigration bill, and Governor Nathan Deal said that he plans to sign it. According to Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, the bill will "create an...
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The agricultural industry in the United States could face a crisis if the country doesn't find a way to attract more legal farm workers from abroad soon. That's one of the conclusions reached Wednesday at a congressional hearing.
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California's agriculture and food production are the envy of the world. The state's farmers not only help feed the world, but keep prices low and jobs right here in the United States. Yet this great agricultural machine is under assault by one of California's own members of...
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Ending the day on a positive note, our neighboring state of Maryland passed an in-state tuition bill for undocumented youth, Tuesday evening. The bill now goes to the desk of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who is expected to sign the legislation into law, thereby bringing Maryland communities together.
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Elton Gallegly's zeal to get touch on immigrants would have profound consequences for California and the rest of the United States.
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