Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far

Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick |americanimmigrationcouncil.org Seven months into President Trump’s term, immigration enforcement operations continue to ramp up, and the broader economic impacts are beginning to come into view. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst,” the Trump administration has increasingly targeted worksites for immigration raids, picking up delivery drivers, street vendors, farmworkers, meatpackers, […]

Reporters Explore the Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Farmworkers

Reporters Explore the Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Farmworkers

By USC Center for Health Journalism| Editorial credit: neenawat khenyothaa / shutterstock.com  José suffered second-degree skin burns from a pesticide. Marta developed cancer after years of working in the fields and applying pesticides to crops. Carlos was born without limbs after his pregnant mother was repeatedly exposed to pesticides while picking tomatoes in Florida and […]

LAT: “You Can’t Pick Strawberries Over Zoom” and NYT: Undocumented Become “Essential Workers”

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LAT: “You Can’t Pick Strawberries Over Zoom” and NYT: Undocumented Become “Essential Workers”

Public health experts are clear that all of us in America need to come together and support each other at this time. All of us means all of us. Across many industries and many sectors, often overlooked workers from all walks of life are becoming the frontline heroes of the pandemic. Immigrants — documented and […]