Bush veto puts disaster money for state farmers in limbo By Michael Collins (Contact) Wednesday, May 2, 2007 RELATED STORIES Bush vetoes Iraq war funding bill STORY TOOLS E-mail story Comments iPod friendly Printer friendly Order Photos More from County

A smaller march, but the same call for reform Comments 0 | Recommend 0 May 01, 2007 8:46 PM Michael Barnett McALLEN — Unlike many 10-year-olds, Samantha Trujillo knows exactly what she wants — comprehensive immigration reform. “I’ve been

    Protesters urge Congress to offer residency to illegal immigrants   By PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others took to the nation’s streets Tuesday to demand

    What a difference a year makes Focus shifts from marches in ’06 to votes to aid immigrant families   BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writere-mail: lmedina@bakersfield.com   The main difference between May 1, 2006 and today is last

What a difference a year makes Focus shifts from marches in ’06 to votes to aid immigrant families BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writere-mail: lmedina@bakersfield.com | Monday, Apr 30 2007 10:35 PM Last Updated: Monday, Apr 30 2007 10:44

Protesters urge Congress to offer residency to illegal immigrants By PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (05-01) 11:53 PDT Los Angeles (AP) — Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others

Disposable workers wanted in Colorado The state’s tough stance on immigrants leaves farmers resorting to prisoners for labor By Gregory Rodriguez Avondale, Colo. — SPRING IS about to spring up here in this high plains farming community just outside

    Immigration Reform Picking up the pieces   By JUAN ESPARZA LOERA / Vida en el Valle Sen. Edward Kennedy ‘Como en (otros) tantos asuntos, el pueblo estadounidense está más adelante que Washington en la reforma migratoria. Ellos

Sen. Edward Kennedy ‘Como en (otros) tantos asuntos, el pueblo estadounidense está más adelante que Washington en la reforma migratoria. Ellos saben que solo un plan que ofrezca un medio a la cuidadanía ganada arreglará nuestro inservible sistema.’ ‘As

Gregory Rodriguez: Disposable workers wanted in Colorado The state’s tough stance on immigrants leaves farmers resorting to prisoners for labor. April 30, 2007 Avondale, Colo. — SPRING IS about to spring up here in this high plains farming community

Scores march in St. Helena for immigration reform Marchers gathered at Crane Park in St. Helena to protest immigration legislation and raids that have rounded up illegal immigrants around the country. The march proceeded through downtown St. Helena on

Scores march in St. Helena for immigration reform Sunday, April 29, 2007 ­By CARLOS VILLATORORegister Staff Writer Antonio Serrano was supposed to go to work on Saturday morning at his job in Sonoma-based St. Francis Winery. Instead, he traveled

    Prisoner proposal stirs labor debate Some call it logical, others say it’s crazy   Dave WilkinsCapital Press Staff WriterIn Colorado this year, the state’s department of corrections has proposed a pilot program in which prison inmates would

4/27/2007 6:00:00 AM  Email this article • Print this articleComment on this article  Prisoner proposal stirs labor debateSome call it logical, others say it’s crazy Dave WilkinsCapital Press Staff Writer In Colorado this year, the state’s department of corrections

      Good farm hands hard to find                                 Central Valley farmers fear shortage of migrant workers will affect harvest                                          By Cheryl Winkelman, Staff writer                              As the Central Valley’s harvest season begins

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Hundreds honor Cesar Chavez with farmworker rally By Sam Richard (Contact)Monday, April 23, 2007 Photos by Gen Yamaguchi / Special to The Star Thomas Gamez takes part in an immigration-reform march marking the anniversary of Cesar Chavez’s death. The

Studies line up on Parkinson’s and pesticides link By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Reuters WASHINGTON – Evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson’s disease is stronger than it has ever been after a meeting of experts who have

Good farm hands hard to find Central Valley farmers fear shortage of migrant workers will affect harvest By Cheryl Winkelman, STAFF WRITER Article Last Updated: 04/23/2007 02:43:56 AM PDT As the Central Valley’s harvest season begins to bloom, there may

« Reports: FBI raid on Doolittle’s home | Main | Who’s peeing now? » The end to secret ballots? Cardinal Roger M. Mahony slipped into the state capital Wednesday to meet with about 300 farmworkers in the basement of

Bill would alter farm union voting practices Curtailing secret ballots would make union organizing easier, Mahony, others argue. By Robert Salladay, Times Staff WriterApril 19, 2007 Contracts click to enlarge Supporters click to enlarge SACRAMENTO — More than three

Florez pleased leafy rules focus back on healthIndustry doesn’t want state to have so much authorityBy JAKE HENSHAW The Salinas Californian Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The leafy greens industry could see direct regulation by state health officials if modifications

Agencies answer farm workers’ pleaWinter freeze creates difficult times for manyBy SUNITA VIJAYAN The Salinas Californian GREENFIELD – While January’s freezing weather is a receding memory for many Monterey County residents, farm workers whose seasonal employment was eliminated or