Economy
No sanctuary, fewer farmhands: Coping with the Trump agenda in America’s Dairyland
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In Milwaukee County, the debate over ‘sanctuary cities’ continues, while in rural Wisconsin, informal networks form to help immigrants avoid deportation
State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin
Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers
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Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement.
Immigration
A Syrian family settles in Wisconsin, just before U.S. refugee pipeline closes
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Some worry about President Trump’s immigration policies; local officials assure immigrants they will not be targeted.
Voting Wars — by News21
Frustrated by Democrats, some white working-class voters turn to Trump
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Although polls show Donald Trump trailing Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, the Republican’s message may appeal to many rural Wisconsin voters, and other working-class whites around the country.