Posted Thu, Apr 26, 10:27 a.m.

@cameron - you're correct that ability to do hard labor has nothing to do with race. but seakat is right to point out that very few (or zero, as farmers in Alabama have discovered) native born workers want to do this work any longer. our economy currently relies on migrant ...

Posted Tue, Apr 24, 11:45 a.m.

Powerful report and great coverage that digs deep into the findings. Our state-by-state patchwork of immigration laws and the growing collaboration between local police and Border Patrol are taking us further from a country that respects civil liberties and is willing to create a federal solution to our broken system. ...

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 10:12 a.m.

Latinos will have - and should have - a stronger say in our state's political voice given the increase over the last ten years. Especially true in Yakima where the current system of electing City Council members makes it very difficult to elect Latino representatives. The Commission needs to get ...