Community
A Landmark Win for Domestic Workers Lurks in the Reconciliation Bill
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$190 billion for home care has been folded into reconciliation—toward measures aimed at improving pay and job security for domestic workers.
Climate Change
The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Undocumented Farmworkers First
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Facing deadly heat waves and few protections, undocumented agricultural workers are being pushed to their limit.
Government
How Trump Is Privatizing the U.S. Immigration System
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The administration is allowing industries to directly control guest worker programs.
Workers
The Return of the Construction Industry Has Brought a Surge of Immigrant Worker Deaths
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The rush to keep building through the pandemic has compounded the risks for construction workers.
Immigration
Foreign Farm Workers Already Face Abusive Conditions. Now Trump Wants to Cut Their Wages.
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Pedro, a laborer from Chiapas, Mexico, worked 13 hours a day picking blueberries on a farm in Clinton, North Carolina. He had no time off, except when it rained.
COVID-19
Being an “Essential Worker” Won’t Save You From Deportation
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Legions of undocumented immigrants in the United States carry letters signed by their employers stating that President Donald Trump’s administration considers them essential workers amid the pandemic. While these letters exempt them from being arrested by local agents for violating stay-at-home orders, these workers could still be detained and deported by federal authorities.