Compromise plan offered for illegal farm workers
Congress considers a package allowing up to 1 million illegal farm workers to stay permanently and about 1 million more foreigners to enter temporarily via an expanded visa system. Support comes from negotiators in both parties while critics warn against amnesty and labor abuses.
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Congress
Anthony Bedell
John Lampmann
Smith
Clinton
Congressional Research Service
Kerry Whitson
Tulare County
Iowa farms rely on foreign workers including H-2A visas
Iowa depends on foreign labor for farming with up to 250 H-2A workers and a larger group of seasonal and undocumented workers. Dairy, seed corn, detasseling, and fruit picking employ H-2A workers at 7.71 dollars an hour. Congress debates reforms while farmers warn of shortages and critics call the program akin to indentured servitude.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John McDonald
Iowa Workforce Development
Texas
Florida
McDonald
Congress
United Farm Workers of America
World AIDS Day events spark awareness worldwide
AIDS activists marked World AIDS Day with candles, prayers, and public actions to fight complacency. U N data show 36.1 million living with HIV AIDS. 3 million deaths expected this year. Kofi Annan urged men to act responsibly. events in Calcutta and Britain highlight global efforts to educate the vulnerable.
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U.N
Africa
United Nations
Calcutta
St. Paul’s
Robbie Williams
Britain
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