Tag: Immigration

The Trump administration’s termination of work permits for more than 530,000 immigrants could have far-reaching economic consequences for the country’s agricultural sector, potentially deepening labor shortages and leading to higher food prices. According to a…

Fifteen years ago, when Arizona enacted a notorious anti-immigrant “show me your papers” law, I wrote an essay in The Times that began, “I’m glad I’ve already seen the Grand Canyon. Because I’m not going…

Last week it looked hopeful that U.S. farmers and those in the hospitality business would be protected from immigration raids that have ramped up in recent weeks.  After meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins,…

Americans have a right to protest, to seek redress from their government. This nation’s history of protest is central to our national story, from patriots dumping tea in Boston Harbor to civil rights marchers crossing…

TOPEKA — The city of Leavenworth has not given up its fight to force CoreCivic to follow development processes before reopening its prison facility as an ICE detention center. The city refiled in Leavenworth District…

In Kansas, the average worker might hope for a $2,500 bonus at year’s end, if the company did well and the manager remembered.  But under a new federal plan, a federal Immigration and an ICE…

TOPEKA — CoreCivic will know by Friday whether it will have to delay plans to begin holding Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in June at its Leavenworth facility. The city of Leavenworth in March filed…

Bob Worsley has solid conservative credentials. He’s anti-abortion. A fiscal hawk and lifelong member of the Mormon Church. As an Arizona state senator, he won high marks from the National Rifle Association. These days, however,…

In its effort to increase deportations of migrants, the Trump administration announced Tuesday evening that it would send planeloads to the north African country of Libya.  That appeared to be news to Libya. Run by…

LAKE PLACID, NY. — As the owner of the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid, New York, I have had the privilege of being part of a community that embodies the best…