US state made COVID-19 vaccines available to agricultural workers, who face heightened risks of contracting the virus. By Hilary Beaumont20 Mar 2021 Eva Garcia’s nerves were frayed after she heard false rumours that COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous. But the 35-year-old
Al Jazeera: COVID jabs bring relief for vulnerable California farmworkers
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: César Chávez’s legacy to persevere in the face of long odds lives on in Fort Worth
By Richard J. Gonzales Special to the Star-Telegram March 19, 2021 05:00 AM When Fort Worth activists asked Billie Reyna Dolenz to host at her home at 1410 Mistletoe Drive a reception/fund-raiser in September 1985 for United Farm Worker
The Bakersfield Californian: COVID-19 vaccines to be given at Forty Acres this weekend
The Bakersfield Californian 8 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A partnership of organizations will hold a second weekend of free COVID-19 vaccinations for farmworkers at the Forty Acres property at 30168 Garces Highway in
DTN The Progressive Farmer: House Passes Ag Labor Bill
Farm Workforce Modernization Act Would Provide Legal Status, Overhaul H-2A 3/19/2021 | 8:12 AM CDT By , DTN Ag Policy Editor Connect with Chris: AddThis Sharing Buttons Latino workers at a dairy in upstate New York. Dairy groups are
National Catholic Reporter: Catholic leaders stand with farm workers as critical case heads to Supreme Court
Mar 19, 2021 by Christopher WhiteJustice CNS-1166903 farm workers c.jpeg Migrant farmworkers with H-2A visas harvest romaine lettuce in King City, California, April 17, 2017. (CNS/Reuters/Lucy Nicholson) Nearly 50 years ago, Catholic labor activist César Chávez won a hard
Wisconsin State Farmer: House OKs immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year’s first votes on an
KRGV: House passes immigration bills to provide farmworkers and Dreamers a path to citizenship
March 19, 2021 6:24 PM in News – Local By: Tanvi Varma Share: A local immigrant advocacy group is reacting to the passing of two immigration bills that would create a path to citizenships for farmworkers and Dreamers. Juanita
Bay News 9: Farm Workforce Modernization Bill Aims to Help Immigrant Workers
By Alese Underwood Tampa PUBLISHED 5:23 PM ET Mar. 19, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 has passed in the U.S. House, but still has a way to go. However, for more than a
KMID – Local 2 News: Immigration bills to help Dreamers, farm workers pass in the House, but face uncertain future in the Senate
News by: Nexstar, Anna Wiernicki Posted: Mar 19, 2021 / 08:57 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 19, 2021 / 08:57 PM CDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More WASHINGTON (Nexstar)
The New York Times: House Votes to Give Millions of Dreamers and Farmworkers a Path to Citizenship
Democrats vowed the votes would be the first step toward enacting President Biden’s immigration agenda. But Republicans galvanized by border politics promised to stop even the most popular measures. By Nicholas Fandos March 18, 2021 The Democratic-led House voted
NBC News: House passes immigration bill, citizenship bill for farmworkers
The immigration measure would provide a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers.” The House was also set to vote to overhaul protections for farmworkers. Migrant workers clean fields in the Salinas Valley in California on March 30, 2020.Shannon Stapleton /
Yakima Herald: Newhouse’s Farm Workforce Modernization Act passes the House
MAI HOANG Yakima Herald-Republic Mar 18, 2021 Updated 23 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A bill that would provide a path to legal status for more than a million farmworkers in the U.S. passed
NBC Philadelphia: House OKs Dems’ Immigration Bills for Dreamers, Farm Workers
The House was set to vote Thursday on one bill giving over 2 million young Dreamer immigrants and others full legal status and a chance for citizenship By Alan Fram • Published March 18, 2021 • Updated 2 hours
Westport News: House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
ALAN FRAM, Associated PressMarch 18, 2021Updated: March 18, 2021 10:25 p.m. 10 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats
104.5 WOKV: House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
March 18, 2021 at 9:21 pm EDTBy ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON — (AP) — The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats
NPR: Hit Hard By Pandemic, Farmworkers Receive COVID-19 Vaccines
March 18, 20215:06 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Dana Cronin Christine Herman From Harvest Public Media 3-Minute Listen Download Transcript Some states are prioritizing farmworkers in their vaccine rollout. Many of these workers are from Mexico, and are
Colorado Public Radio: San Luis Valley Community Groups Host Vaccine Clinics For Latinos And Farmworkers
By Elena RiveraMarch 18, 2021Listen Now0min 45secShare: A community group called Los Promotores del Valle de San Luis is helping people in the San Luis Valley get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Luis Murillo, who works with the group, said they are
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: With focus on farmworkers and ‘dreamers,’ lawmakers hope to build momentum on long-stalled immigration reform
Daniel Moore Post-Gazette Washington Bureau Mar 18, 2021 5:04 PM WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed two bills that could build fresh momentum for comprehensive immigration reform that has eluded lawmakers and successive presidential administrations for some
New Times SLO: Re-introduced bill would reform parts of agricultural guest worker system
Posted By Malea Martin on Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:28 AM A piece of legislation recently reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal and a group of bipartisan House members aims to streamline the U.S. agricultural guest worker program
Voice of America: US House Passes Dreamers, Farmworker Legalization
March 18, 2021 08:22 PM Embed Download Audio U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday passed two key elements of President Joe Biden’s ambitious immigration agenda. But as VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson reports, the nation’s larger immigration debate remains unresolved.
Reuters: U.S. House approves protections for ‘Dreamer’ and farmworker immigrants
By Susan Cornwell, Richard Cowan 5 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed bills providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants nicknamed “Dreamers,” who are living illegally in the United States after entering
USA Today: Immigration bill creating green card process for farmworkers passes House, legislation now goes to Senate
Rebecca MorinUSA TODAY WASHINGTON – The House on Thursday passed legislation that would create a pathway for undocumented farmworkers to earn a green card, sending the bill to the Senate. The bill, called the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, cleared the
ABC 10: Getting the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of farmworkers where they work
Latino community advocates have been asking the state to make the essential workers, who pick our fruits and vegetables, a priority. Author: Kurt Rivera Published: 6:10 PM PDT March 18, 2021 Updated: 6:10 PM PDT March 18, 2021 HUGHSON,
The White House: Statement by President Biden on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
March 18, 2021 • Statements and Releases Farmworkers are vital to the wellbeing of our country and our economy. For generations, America’s farmworkers – many of whom are undocumented – have worked countless hours to feed our nation and
Daily Kos: Today is set to be a big immigration day in the U.S. House
Gabe Ortiz Daily Kos Staff Thursday March 18, 2021 · 8:48 AM PDT Recommend 54 Tweet 9 Comments 9 New RSS PUBLISHED TO Gabe Ortíz Daily Kos LatinoKos Daily Kos Liberation League TAGS CIR FarmWorkers Immigration ImmigrationReform temporaryprotectedstatus TPS