Colbert's US House Testimony On Migrant Farm Labor

Surprisingly, Stephen Colbert offers, towards the end of his testimony, a reasonable solution to the problem of illegal farm workers in the US.

Grant more visas to these farm immigrants so that they have legal status in the US. With legal rights, the workers will be able to complain about poor working conditions and low pay without fear of deportation or imprisonment. Better working conditions and higher pay might attract more American workers to these jobs.

Watch the video of his testimony below.

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Time To Let More Foreign Born, Foreign Trained Doctors Into The US

Foreign-born doctors practicing in the United States who earned their medical degrees abroad performed as well or better than their U.S.-born counterparts, a new study finds.

Read the complete Bloomberg Businessweek article, "Foreign-Trained Doctors As Good As U.S.-Trained Counterparts" by Jenifer Goodwin here.

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Injunction Order Against Arizona Immigration Law

Copy of US District Judge Susan Bolton's injunction decision stopping enforcement of parts of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, is available here and here and below.


Arizona Immigration Law Preliminary Injuction