immigration

Oregon families might soon receive alerts about federal immigration presence at schools. The implications of this bill reach far beyond just the classroom.

National Grange President Chris Hamp says there are many needs and challenges in rural America, and it’s important that those rural voices are heard.

A demonstration is planned for Thursday at the Troutdale, OR, Home Depot, to protest the company's actions in connection with the President's immigration policies.

White House border czar Tom Homan said last week that the Trump administration is considering possible changes to its immigration enforcement policy.

President Trump is again considering how to shield the American agricultural industry from the effects of his illegal immigration crackdown

“This bill is kind of a marker, it starts the discussion and I'm hoping that we can make some needed updates to it before final passage,” said Representative Dan Newhouse, after he and California’s Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Wednesday.  He said  reintroducing th...

As growers across the Northwest prepare for the 2025 season, questions regarding immigration crackdowns linger.  Enrique Gastelum, Executive Director of WAFLA said while there have not been workplace targeted raids, that doesn't mean farm workers aren’t worried.  And when farm...

Canadian reaction to the news that Donald Trump will return to the White House has been mixed.  Certainly, the president-elect’s protectionist stance is casting a spotlight on what effects his return will have on Canadian-American economic ties.  Prime Mi...

Immigration is a hot buttoned issue not only locally, but nationally as well.  What impact are those conversation and policy discussions having on tree fruit producers across the Northwest?  We put that question before Mark Powers with the Northwest Horticultural Council.     I...

Last week, WAFLA announced it is working with Stanford University to research the economic and social outcomes for farmworkers who migrate from Mexico.  In this pilot project, Stanford researchers will speak with and compare the experiences of farmworkers who remain in Mexico and those who participate in the H-2A program via WAFLA.  Scott D...