At a time when California’s farm operators are struggling to hire enough people, providing better benefits could attract more workers who are citizens or have legal immigration status.
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Workers can report violations to the government, regardless of their immigration status.
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has never let up.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
Regularization programs that help refugees and migrants become permanent residents have tremendous positive outcomes for both migrants and society.
Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
Since Reconstruction, states have leased prisoners to US industries. That diminished in the 20th century, but now it’s resurging, with prisoners leased to harvest food for American consumers.
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Food Systems Geographer, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Criminology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Political Science, McMaster University
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Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, Hofstra University
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Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
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Professor of Agribusiness, Arizona State University
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University