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'This is our moment' to pass legalization, farmworkers and advocates say following Senate hearing

California Sen. Alex Padilla during a Senate hearing on the vital role of immigrant farmworkers called it “fundamentally wrong” for the federal government to deem undocumented immigrant laborers …

Thu Jul 22, 2021

Oregon and Washington implement emergency farmworker protections amid extreme heat wave

Oregon and Washington have announced emergency rules protecting farmworkers and other outdoor laborers amid the extreme heat wave that has killed hundreds, including one farmworker, in the Pacific …

Tue Jul 13, 2021

'At no point do we stop working,' farmworkers say amid historic heat wave

Farmworkers and their advocates during a press call Thursday continued to shine a light on the ongoing need to pass both workplace protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers, …

Fri Jul 9, 2021