Mexican Farmers Call for Guest-Worker Program as Labor Shortage Hits Agriculture
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Tensions have arisen between newcomers and immigrants with local roots in the United States due to the slow approval process for U.S. work permits. Mayors, governors, and others have been advocating for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter and work permits, exposing tensions among immigrants who have been in the country for years and don’t have the same benefits. Some new arrivals feel established immigrants have given them cold shoulders. Asylum-seekers must wait six months for work authorization, while those who cross the border on the Biden administration’s new legal pathways have no required waiting period. The White House is asking Congress for $1.4 billion for food, shelter, and other services for new arrivals. Many new arrivals are in dire circumstances, including some who hoped t...
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