A woman takes part in a protest in Montréal in January 2021 to demand status for all workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes August 2, 2022 Canada must grant permanent immigration status to undocumented residents Peter Nyers, McMaster University and David Moffette, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Regularization programs that help refugees and migrants become permanent residents have tremendous positive outcomes for both migrants and society.
Media and others prepare the stage for the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta. AP Photo/John Amis November 20, 2019 An economist’s guide to watching the Atlanta 2020 presidential debate: 3 essential reads Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
Migrant agricultural workers kept out of the US by tough immigration laws are now being replaced by prison labor. Shutterstock June 7, 2019 Convicts are returning to farming – anti-immigrant policies are the reason Stian Rice, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Since Reconstruction, states have leased prisoners to US industries. That diminished in the 20th century, but now it’s resurging, with prisoners leased to harvest food for American consumers.