The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
Tag: immigrant
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
A new Trump presidency raises questions for immigrants. Here’s what we know.
Members of Milwaukee’s immigrant community are bracing for the next four years. Here are answers to five key immigration-related questions.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
How many undocumented people live and work in Wisconsin?
In Wisconsin, undocumented immigrant workers contribute significantly to the workforce, performing labor that often goes unseen. But the exact number has proven difficult to determine.
Posted inFact briefs
Did a US Senate candidate vote to let illegal immigrants cast ballots in the 2024 election?
No. U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., did not vote to allow illegal immigrants to vote in the 2024 elections.
Posted inFact briefs
Have more immigrants become US citizens in recent decades than in past decades?
Yes. The number of immigrants who become U.S. citizens is generally higher in recent decades than it was previously.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find
Having a lawyer is an important factor in getting released. A Dane County, Wis., program helps immigrants get out of jail and challenge efforts to deport them.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Dane County is home to pilot program that provides lawyers for immigrants
Dane County, Wisconsin, has been selected as one of 13 sites across the country to test a new model: a public-defender-style system aimed at providing a lawyer to every detained, indigent immigrant.
Posted inEconomy
As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico
The Puentes/Bridges program is a small nonprofit that organizes annual trips to Mexico to bridge the cultural gap between farmers and immigrant dairy workers — and the families they left behind.
Posted inEconomy, Money & Politics, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin
How undocumented immigrants became the backbone of dairies — and how to keep the milk flowing in America’s Dairyland
Farmers, experts say reliance on immigrant workers, many of them in the U.S. illegally, will continue unless dairies — and Congress — make significant changes.
Posted inEconomy, Government, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin
America’s Dairyland and Trump in the rearview mirror as workers return to Mexico
The Hernandez family and other dairy workers are heading back to Mexico amid hostile rhetoric and rising immigration arrests in the Midwest and nationwide.
Posted inEconomy, Government, State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin
Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers
Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement.
Posted inWisWatch Blog
No new penalties for hiring illegal immigrants
The state senate rejected a measure to impose strict penalties on companies found to have employed an undocumented worker. The bill’s failure is big news for Wisconsin’s dairy farmers, who increasingly rely on Hispanic immigrants to milk their herds. A report by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism in November revealed the difficulties dairy farmers face finding legal workers for their operations.