In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It
Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.
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With Workers Hard To Find, Immigration Crackdown Leaves Iowa Town In A Bind
Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.
Guatemalan Toddler Apprehended At U.S. Border Dies After Weeks In Hospital
The child's mother informed federal agents that her 2 ½-year-old son was sick after they were taken into custody last month on the north bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, U.S. officials say.
Trump To Outline Immigration Plan That Would Overhaul Who Is Allowed Into The U.S.
A key plank of the president's election was his hard-line stance on immigration. And now he is ready to roll out his legislative approach.
Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S., Now They're Being Deported
Sixty-four Cuban nationals were deported in fiscal year 2016. Two years later, the number was 463, a more than sevenfold increase, as U.S. policies have toughened towards Cuban immigrants.
Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico
A Ninth Circuit panel overturned a lower court's injunction on the administration's policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico as they await court proceedings in the U.S.
President Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Border Patrol Chief, To Lead ICE
Morgan led the Border Patrol during the final months of the Obama administration, but he has emerged as a vocal supporter of the president's immigration policies.
Venezuelans Find Temporary Lifeline At Colombia's First Border Tent Camp
The United Nations refugee agency set up a facility in Maicao near the Venezuelan border, providing help for more than 300 migrants. The facility aims to expand to meet the growing need.
Trump Calls For Asylum-Seekers To Pay Fees, Proposing New Restrictions
The president called for measures to close what he calls the asylum "loophole" amid a spike in border crossings. Critics say the proposal is an attack on vulnerable migrants.
In 'I Was Their American Dream,' It's Culture, Not Color, That Matters
Even as NPR editor Malaka Gharib makes light of herself in her high-spirited graphical memoir, her wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.