Legal Migrants Lure Higher Costs For Work in U S
In Crumpler North Carolina and across the United States, documented workers and compliant employers face higher costs. Rusty Barr hires Rodolfo Benito Coy Garcia through a lengthy legal process to plant fertilize and harvest Christmas trees, revealing why some choose undocumented labor.
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Carolyn Lore
Los Angeles Times
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N.C
Mexico
United States
U.S
Crumpler
America
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Rusty Barr
Barr
Garcia
Tennessee
Iowa Workers Face Yearlong H-2A Jobs Abroad
The U S Department of Labor certified 18 Iowa employers in 2012 for the H-2A visa program. More than 150 people worked that year in roles like corn detasseling egg-laying and milk production. Garcia must leave his family for most of the year for low paying U S jobs.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Iowa
Garcia
Ten-Year Sentence For Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend
A Linn County jury convicted a man in February of stabbing his ex girlfriend 16 times. He was sentenced Friday to a 10 year prison term.
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Iowa
Linn County
Kerry says world powers will pursue more Iran talks
Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Sunday that world powers would continue negotiations with Iran to resolve the decade long nuclear standoff. He stressed the process cannot extend indefinitely.
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John Kerry
Theatre Cedar Rapids marks 80th anniversary season
Kayla Armstrong, featured in sports, balances art and reading inspirational quotes while planning pre pharmacy studies at Drake University. She showcases soccer talent as a highlight of community features.
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Cedar Rapids
Kayla
Kayla Armstrong
Drake University
Obamacare tax credits to aid 254000 Iowans in 2014
A Families USA report estimates 254000 Iowa residents will qualify for health care tax credits under Obamacare starting January 2014. Credits target low and middle income families with enrollment beginning in October and vary by income, with most beneficiaries earning 200 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Credit amounts favor lower incomes and the debate drew partisan reactions from Senators Harkin and Grassley.
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Families USA
Iowa
Linn County
Johnson County
U.S
Tom Harkin
ACA
Chuck Grassley
Harkin
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Can Washington govern in Obama era political gridlock
The article examines whether Congress can govern amid a crowded spring agenda including gun control immigration and the budget. It notes slim trust and deep polarization while President Obama pursues a dual strategy of GOP outreach and public momentum building to spur cooperation.
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