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Immigration

Hispanic immigrants help rural county stave off population dip

By | October 9, 2012

Dairy farmer Jeremy Meissner and farm manager Huron Mireles are part of the reason Clark County’s population is growing while nearby counties’ levels are declining. Part three of three in the Center’s Rural Slide series.

Government

Wisconsin officials strengthen fight against human trafficking

By Mario Koran | June 8, 2012

This week, about 300 Wisconsin law enforcement officials received training on how to identify cases of human trafficking — which often are not spotted because victims are fearful to speak out.

Coming To America

Slideshow: A community transformed (Dairyland Diversity Part 6)

By Jacob Kushner and Jake Naughton | July 13, 2010

Reporter Jacob Kushner and photographer Jake Naughton went to Darlington, Wis., for the latest installment of our Dairyland Diversity package (it’s here: Immigrant dairy workers transform a rural Wisconsin community). And they came back with an unusual coming-to-America story. One in which the old guard and the new wave are actually living in relative harmony.

Dairy Farming

Immigrant dairy workers transform a rural Wisconsin community

By Jacob Kushner | July 11, 2010

An influx of immigrants into Wisconsin’s dairy industry is giving a new Hispanic flavor to rural areas.

Immigration

Wisconsin dairy farms are growing — along with their immigrant work forces

By Jacob Kushner | May 26, 2010

Wisconsin’s dairies are expanding, and they can’t do it without immigrant labor. Part 5 in our Dairyland Diversity project.

Dairyland Diversity

Immigrants help Wisconsin dairy farms. Will Congress help them?

By Manuel Quinones | April 12, 2010

Dairy farmers say they want access to immigrant workers without getting into legal trouble. But many lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running away from the issue.

Immigration

Undocumented and driving without a license

By Andy Szal and Jacob Kushner | December 16, 2009

Drivers beware: There’s a woman driving a stretch of Interstate 90 between Sparta and Tomah — without a license or any training about Wisconsin’s traffic laws.

Collaborations

A delicate existence: Undocumented Wisconsin dairy farm workers

By Jacob Kushner | November 11, 2009

They traveled 1,720 miles to work long hours on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin, among people who do not speak their language and in a place where their presence is illegal. Part 3 in our Dairyland Diversity project.

Collaborations

Immigrants now 40 percent of state’s dairy workforce

By Jacob Kushner | November 4, 2009

A growing number of Wisconsin dairy farmers are relying on immigrants to milk their cows and keep their farms running smoothly. But experts say farmers are often caught in a “don’t ask, don’t tell” web of federal employment regulations, with a strong incentive to know as little as possible about the legal status of their workers.

Collaborations

Rural immigration summit focuses on ‘invisible community’

By Kryssy Pease | October 21, 2009

DODGEVILLE — Rapid increases in the Latino population of Wisconsin’s rural areas are reshaping work, school and social life, but also are raising concerns that Spanish-speaking immigrants are often isolated and mistrusted, experts and residents said at an event aimed at fostering better connections between newcomers and long-time residents.

Dairy

Farmers discuss immigrant workers

By | July 26, 2009

Wisconsin Public Television, a partner with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, talks with Wisconsin farmers about the role of Hispanic immigrant workers in the dairy industry, as part of a new investigation launched by the Center.

Immigration

Doyle on dairy: Immigrant worker role increasing

By Lexie Clinton and Jacob Kushner | July 21, 2009

WATERLOO — Top Wisconsin officials acknowledged Tuesday that Wisconsin dairy farmers increasingly rely upon immigrant workers, including large numbers who may be undocumented — a result of demand for labor and the nation’s porous borders.

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