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As discussed in GCIR’s program, Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America, immigrants and refugees add to the diversity of rural communities and help mitigate the negative impacts of a rapidly aging population while also enlivening local economies. The availability of work in manufacturing and agriculture has contributed to the considerable growth of immigrant populations in these communities, with nearly 75% of all farmworkers in the United States being foreign-born.
November 30, 2022
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... and reviving rural America, yet the prevalence of immigration detention centers continues to create fear and ... the 1990s. In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging that the ... organizations are confronting the harmful impacts of immigration detention on communities across the country. We ...
January 25, 2023
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