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Migrant Workers "Like Family" (05-16-06)
Source: 13 WHAM News - Patrice Walsh |
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Most migrant workers will tell you it’s the best job they ever had--earning minimum wage trimming and packing cabbage. Miguel Rodriguez has been working at similar jobs since he was 16, and though he says he is in America legally now, still, he is afraid everyday. He said, “I was afraid of being sent back and of never being allowed to come back."
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Housing complex for migrant workers opens (05-10-06)
Source: Evening Sun - Tim Pratt |
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A 14-unit development that will provide housing for 52 migrant farm workers opened in Aspers on Tuesday. The development, dubbed Jonathan Court Apartments, consists of seven single-story duplex buildings at 1731 Center Mills Road. Congressman Todd Platts, R-Spring Garden...
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Neighborhood comes alive on city’s north side (04-24-06)
Source: The Review - George Salsberry |
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The peaceful neighborhood feel of Elmside Street was disrupted Friday afternoon. Stuck in the middle of the street on the northern border of Alliance was a white tent, what proved to be an unnecessary precaution against forecasted rain. Inside the tent, Rural Opportunities Inc. and its partners celebrated. Celebrated the completion of Alliance Homes II, the construction of 37 three- and four-bedroom...
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Illegal immigrants now under tighter focus here (04-18-06)
Source: Democrat and Chronicle - Lara Becker Liu |
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Farmers, workers worry about enforcement team
A "Fugitive Operations Team" formed late last year has removed hundreds of illegal aliens across the state — and could explain why area farmers and their immigrant employees have recently felt more scrutiny from immigration officials...
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Immigration march, rally (04-11-06)
Source: Democrat and Chronicle - Lara Becker Liu |
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In Rochester, hundreds turn out for march and rally
They came with placards, T-shirts and an immutable grudge against lawmakers who want to criminalize illegal immigration. Hundreds of people gathered at the federal building Monday afternoon in downtown Rochester as part of a national day of...
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