Legal immigration was 1.1 million a year under Biden, 1.1 million foreign students were in the US in 2023-24, and almost 3.5 ...

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Trump advisors drew up plans to deport unauthorized foreigners in the US and to reduce legal immigration, which averages 1.1 million a year. Some of these policies were tried and blocked by courts ...

Trump 2.0 could freeze or eliminate the AEWR, a special minimum wage higher than federal or state minimum wages and must be paid to H-2As, open year-round farm jobs to H-2As, and allow farmers to ...

The US has nine million dairy cows, two-thirds on farms with 1,000 or more cows and 1.7 million or 20 percent in California. Bird flu was found in 645 of the state?s herds, many in the leading dairy ...

Fort Myers, FL-based Alico Inc announced in early 2025 that it would phase out 3,500 acres of citrus and increase real estate development. Alico owns over 53,000 acres of land in Florida.

The average retail price of beef topped $8 a pound in summer 2024, reflecting drought in the western states that reduced forage and increased feed costs and prompting farmers to reduce their herds.

Almost 24,000 foreigners were apprehended just inside the US border with Canada in FY23. Many were Indians who arrived in Canada as tourists or students and entered the US illegally. Canada in ...

Pact. The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum approved in April 2024 aims to reduce the arrival of illegal migrants who request asylum. The 10-section Pact aims to “secure European borders…implement ...

The ALRB finalized card-check rules in December 2024 that require unions to state explicitly that signing a card is a vote for the union and requires employers to provide unions within 48 hours with ...

Several restaurant chains declared bankruptcy in 2024 due to rising costs and reduced patronage, including Red Lobster and Roti. Texas-based TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy in November 2024 for its ...