Agricultural Personnel Management Program
University of California

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Visa/Legalization Needs & Proposals

1999 and 2000

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12/16/00 -- Fresno Bee, "Senate leader blocks guestworker deal"

12/10/00 -- Newsday, "Fight for farmhands"

12/6/00 -- Stockton (Calif.) Record, "Faers welcome plan to boost work force"

12/4/00 -- Associated Press (Washington Post), "Deal sought on illegal farm labor"

10/25/00 -- The Washington Post, "President pressures GOP on immigrant aid measure"

10/24/00 -- Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star, "Candidates agree on immigration policy"

10/19/00 -- Statepaper.com (Nebraska), "Johanns: No on amnesty, yes on permits or visas for workers"

10/17/00 -- Miami Herald, "Immigration amnesty bid protested"

10/17/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Latinos are watching GOP vote on immigration law"

10/16/00 -- Miami Herald, "Immigrants' rally echoes U.S. trend"

10/15/00 -- Denver Rocky Mountain News, "Amnesty urged for illegal workers"

10/15/00 -- The Sacramento Bee, "Immigration activists say time right for amnesty"

10/11/00 -- The Chicago Tribune, "Take a stand, supporters of amnesty urge Bush, Gore"

10/3/00 -- The New York Times, "Farmers caught in conflict over illegal migrant workers"

10/2/00 -- Arizona Daily Star, "Farm bills would OK migrants"

9/29/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Latino activists press demand for amnesty act"

9/26/00 -- The Chicago Tribune, "Chicago Aldermen back amnesty plans"

9/23/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Latino group urges Gallegly to reject bill on foreign laborers"

9/20/00 -- The Knoxville News-Sentinel, "House committee passes guestworker bill"

9/20/00 -- The Associated Press, "Bill exempts agriculture employers from proving workers legal"

9/18/00 -- The Sacramento Bee, "Marching for immigrant amnesty"

9/17/00 -- The St. Petersburg Times (Fla.), "Embracing immigrants"

9/14/00 -- Fresno Bee, "Farmers clinging to hope"

9/12/00 -- Agencia EFE, "Hispanic Coalition to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants"

8/25/00 -- The Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Amnesty in works for illegal workers?"

8/24/00 -- The New York Times (editorial), "Visas for Mexican Workers"

8/17/00 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Vital role unrecognized, say undocumented farm workers"

8/10/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Immigration rights Leaders to press case for amnesty"

8/10/00 -- The Arizona Republic, "INS: Border policy failed"

7/24/00 -- Que Pasa, "Florida Hispanic groups want amnesty for undocumented workers"

7/18/00 -- The Orange County Register, "Immigrant permit plan is proposed"

                    Key provisions: "Guest-worker plan calls for many changes"

7/12/00 -- Hispanic Vista, "Senator opposes Fox's open door policy"

7/12/00 -- Newsday, "Ex-INS officials call for amnesty"

7/9/00 -- Reuters News Service, "Mexico President-elect seeks open border with U.S."

7/7/00 -- San Diego Union Tribune, "Employers pressing to import workers"

6/19/00 -- Seattle Times, "Mexican foreman is essential to growers"

6/18/00 -- Seattle Times, "INS has shifted focus, halted field raids"

6/18/00 -- Seattle Times, "Needed but often illegal, they pick our crops, pine for home"

6/8/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Mexican 'Hometown Clubs' Turn Activist"

6/5/00 -- Associated Press, "Farm laborers march to demand amnesty..."

6/5/00 -- Chicago Tribune, "Labor offers support to immigrant amnesty"

6/4/00 -- Sacramento Bee, "Growers are lobbying for guest workers"

6/1/00 -- Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, "Immigrant workers ease labor crunch"

5/29/00 -- San Diego Union-Tribune, "Call to legalize workers gives Mexicans hope"

5/21/00 -- The Arizona Republic, "Buchanan tackles state border woes"

5/14/00 -- The Orange County Register, "Plan aims to help migrants"

5/2/00 -- The Bergen Daily Record (N.J.), "Sweatshop conditions stir call to give aliens amnesty"

4/30/00 -- The Washington Times, "Immigrant workers, unions join forces to seek new laws"

4/28/00 -- Omaha World-Herald, "GOP Senate hopefuls favor looser borders"

4/12/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "U.S. proposes to offer 500,000 legal residency"

4/9/00 -- Orange County Register, "A new amnesty effort is brewing"

4/9/00 -- Associated Press, "Congress considering bill granting amnesty to illegal immigrants"

4/3/00 -- Orange County Register, "National group forms to focus on Mexican immigrants' rights"

3/30/00 -- Seattle Times, "Growers deny allegations over hiring"

3/29/00 -- Wall Street Journal, "Fruit Firms Sued Over Illegal Aliens"

3/27/00 -- USA Today, "Labor has change of heart toward immigrant policy"

3/13/00 -- Christian Science Monitor (editorial), "New Politics of immigration"

3/12/00 -- San Francisco Chronicle, "Labor Shortage Is Turning the Anti-Immigrant Tide"

3/12/00 -- Dallas Morning News, "Boom times for immigration?"

3/7/00 -- Resonance in Japan: Reuters News, "Japan set to relax rules on foreign workers"

2/24/00 -- The Washington Times, "Let more aliens in, says Fed chairman"

2/22/00 -- Los Angeles Times (commentary), "Surprise! Immigration Hasn't Ruined Us"

2/22/00 -- New York Times (editorial), "Hasty Call for Amnesty"

2/21/00 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Advocates for farm workers plan to march today"

2/18/00 -- Los Angeles Times, "Union's Immigration Stance Leaves GOP Congress Cold"

2/18/00 -- Associated Press, "Farm workers rebuff Smith's job bill"

2/18/00 -- Associated Press, "Critics say western Colorado crackdown worsening worker shortages"

2/17/00 -- New York Times, "Labor Urges Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants"

2/17/00 -- The Washington Post, "Unions Reverse on Illegal Immigrants"

2/16/00 -- AFL-CIO, Executive Council Resolution on Immigration

2/11/00-- World Reporter, "Farm workers rights, benefits"

2/10/00 -- Wall Street Journal, "Tight labor market causes leaders to rethink immigration restrictions"

2/6/00 -- Washington Post, "Borderline hypocrisy: Do we want them here, or not?"

1/30/00 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "On the braceros' backs: Agriculture can prosper without influx..."

1/26/00 -- Reuters News Service, "Greenspan sees benefit in relaxing immigration law"

1/12/00 -- St. Petersburg Times, "Senator's visit boosts farm workers"

12/20/99 -- Associated Press, "McCain Backs Program for Temporary Foreign Workers in US"

12/13/99 -- The Bergen (N.J.) Record, "Visa shortage boots business overseas"

12/11/99 -- Associated Press, "Border mayors split on guest worker program"

12/8/99 -- Modesto Bee, "Farm Bureau sets its mind to reforming worker program"

12/6/99 -- Associated Press, "Immigration issues affect U.S. agriculture, INS official says"

12/5/99 -- Austin American-Statesman, "Proposal for more work visas gaining ground . . ."

12/1/99 -- The Washington Post, "Taking Jobs Shortens Wait to Immigrate"

11/29/99 -- Associated Press, "Rumor of amnesty for illegal immigrants is false"

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, legislation updates

11/19/99 -- USA Today, "Growers push plan to legalize workers"

11/10/99 -- San Antonio Express-News, "Officers arrest 38 immigrants in Kendall County"

11/9/99 -- Las Vegas Sun, "22,000 aliens in Nevada face deportation"

11/8/99 -- Associated Press, "Coverdell, Herman reach deal . . . farm workers in Georgia"

10/30/99-11/2/99 -- The Charlotte Observer (N.C.), "Desperate Harvest" series (7 items)

10/30/99 -- The Oregonian (Portland): "Union decries guest-worker hires"

10/28/99 -- Naples Daily News; "Some lawmakers say bill smacks of 'indentured servitude'"

10/27/99 -- Los Angeles Times, "Farm Worker Amnesty Measure To Be Introduced"

10/17/99 -- The Washington Post, "Demonstration Presses for Immigration Rule Change"

10/15/99 -- Associated Press, "Program to Give Mexicans Work Visa"

10/12/99 -- Los Angeles Times, "Unions Questioning Sanctions Against Employers Over Hiring"

10/12/99 -- The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), "Hull leads delegation to Mexico"

10/1/99 -- Reuters News Service, "U.S. lawmakers plan migrant farm worker law reform"

9/26/99 -- Sacramento Bee, "New push for a 'guest-worker' bill . . . focus on those already in U.S."

9/26/99 -- The Associated Press, "Mexico, U.S. Discuss Temporary Work"

9/20/99 -- The Christian Science Monitor, "Guest workers: a way to solve labor shortage?"

9/11/99 -- Los Angeles Times, "Border Governors Tackle Immigration, Drugs"

9/8/99 -- Associated Press, "Arizona governor to push for easing migration"

9/3/99 -- Reuters, "Mexico, U.S. Consider New Temporary-Worker Program"

8/30/99 -- Raleigh News and Observer, "Foreign labor on home soil -- Lining up for work"

8/26/99 -- Los Angeles Times, "Widening the Field of Workers: North Carolina man . . ."

8/26/99 -- Associated Press, "Immigration turmoil does not extend to southwest Arizona"

8/6/99 -- Arizona Republic, "Douglas mayor fired up over illegals . . ."

7/29/99 -- Copley News Service, "Immigrant amnesty bill sought: Would link farm work . . . "

7/4/99 -- The Oregonian, "Move to legalize farm workers takes root"

6/22/99 -- Tampa Tribune, "Farmers back illegal immigrant bill"

6/17/99 -- The Dallas Morning News, "Lawmakers testing support for worker-amnesty program"

4/9/99 -- Yakima Herald-Republic,"Slade Gorton Endorses Guest Worker Program"

 

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