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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Trump's Attack on Visas

American agriculture relies on foreign workers, and they rely on the H-2A visa program to work legally in the United States. Despite a growing number of people applying for visa spots, the Trump administration has proposed cutting the division of the Department of Labor that enforces H-2A rules, leaving workers to choose between being vulnerable to ICE or to exploitation.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Wildfire protection should prioritize neighborhoods, homes, and people through defensible space, ember-resistant materials, and community mitigation rather than distant forest thinning.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 weeks ago

Poilievre calls for temporary foreign worker program to be scrapped | CBC News

Pierre Poilievre calls to end the temporary foreign worker program, saying it displaces young Canadians and enables exploitation of low-wage foreign workers.
Agriculture
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? In 1965, the U.S. tried

The A-TEAM initiative aimed to recruit high school athletes for agricultural work during a labor shortage in the 1960s.
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