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Before massive wildfires broke out in California, farmworkers already had to take extra precautions for COVID-19. Now they must worry about dangerous air from wildfires. In this photo, farmworkers arrive early in the morning to begin harvesting on April 2

Wildfires Make Dangerous Air For Farmworkers: 'It's Like You Can't Breathe'

10:38am September 15, 2020

by James Doubek

As fires ravage California, farmworkers are dealing with dangerous air in incredible heat. Hernan Hernandez of the California Farmworker Foundation says there's "nowhere near" enough protective gear.

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Last month, day laborers and their supporters participated in a similar "Caravan for Essential and Excluded Workers'' calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ensure that COVID-19 related emergency financial aid from the federal CARES Act reached day la

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Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

4:00pm May 01, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

Caravan protests around the nation are pushing officials to provide safer working environments. Many undocumented workers don't have access to protective equipment, paid sick time or health care.

The federal relief package will not benefit taxpaying undocumented people, such as the nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.

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Some Undocumented Domestic Workers Slip Through Holes In Coronavirus Safety Net

12:37pm April 03, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

The federal relief package won't benefit some taxpaying undocumented people, such as nannies who care for children, the home aides who care for the elderly and the mostly women who clean homes.

José's son, who has schizophrenia, recently got into a fight that resulted in a broken window — an out-of-control moment from his struggle with mental illness. And it could increase his chances of deportation to a country where mental health care is ev

Health & Safety

A Young Immigrant Has Mental Illness, And That's Raising His Risk of Being Deported

9:22am November 17, 2019

by Christine Herman

Behavioral problems, criminal arrests and limited access to health care leave a father worried that his 21-year-old son will be deported to Mexico.

Politics & Government

Protesters Rally Against Detention Camp Conditions At Lights For Liberty Vigils

3:46am July 13, 2019

by David Ford

Concerned citizens and advocates across the country and in the Triad were calling attention to the treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers being held in detention centers along the country's southern border.

Don't Count Them Out Just Because They Can't Cast A Ballot

1:28pm November 05, 2018

by Isabeth Mendoza

This election season, groups that are unable to vote — like youth and undocumented people — are solidifying their impact on America's democratic process.

In Season Three: Episode Two- While Luis finds himself sinking further into servitude on the farm, Isaac tries to protect Coy from abusive conditions in the fields. Meanwhile, Jeanette begins to wonder if her family is down-playing a trailer fire, which k

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"American Crime" Takes On Farming And Illegal Immigration With An Unsparing Lens

2:30pm March 12, 2017

by Manuel Betancourt

For producers John Ridley and Michael J. McDonald, the decision to set this season, which tackles immigration and labor, in North Carolina was both creatively and politically significant.

A Cuban migrant bound for the U.S. by way of Central America rests in a shelter in Costa Rica in November 2015. Until President Barack Obama ended the so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy on Thursday, Cubans who reached U.S. soil either by sea or land we

End Of 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Means Cubans Can Join Ranks Of Undocumented

8:15am January 15, 2017

by Adrian Florido

Unlike other migrants who arrive on American soil without visas, Cubans once had a unique place in U.S. immigration policy. Not anymore.