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10:38am Sep 15, 2020

National National Health & Safety

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

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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4:00pm May 01, 2020

National National

Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

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.
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12:37pm Apr 03, 2020

National National

Some Undocumented Domestic Workers Slip Through Holes In Coronavirus Safety Net

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.
Hokyoung Kim for NPR

9:22am Nov 17, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

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

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.
3:46am Jul 13, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Protesters Rally Against Detention Camp Conditions At Lights For Liberty Vigils

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.
Frederic J. Brown / AFP/Getty Images

1:28pm Nov 05, 2018

Education Education National Politics & Government

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

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.
Nicole Wilder / ABC

2:30pm Mar 12, 2017

National National

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

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.
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8:15am Jan 15, 2017

World News World News National Politics & Government

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

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.

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

Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

Some Undocumented Domestic Workers Slip Through Holes In Coronavirus Safety Net

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

Protesters Rally Against Detention Camp Conditions At Lights For Liberty Vigils

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

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

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

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