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Three young women from Indonesia smile for the camera

Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage

Immigration

Who will care for Japan’s elderly? The government is now welcoming foreign workers to fill the labor gap, but some say racism and discrimination are major obstacles in Japanese society.

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How this clinic has changed a nation’s view of family planning

Health
A woman looks over Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, outside the village of Lake Louise, Alberta.

Canada is slashing its spots for foreign guest workers, and resort towns are worried

Business

Meat processing across the Midwest largely done by immigrants

Conflict & Justice

U.S. agricultural industry hopes immigration reform fixes worker predicament

Global Politics
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Farmer says hiring American workers a big mistake

Business, Economics and Jobs

John Harold hired jobless Americans to help on his farm, and says they proved to be less reliable and less willing to perform the hard work than foreign workers.

Immigrant workers axed by American Apparel

Global Politics

The LA-based clothing company, American Apparel, is laying off 1,800 immigrant employees after an investigation into its employment records.

Saving jobs for citizens may not save economy

Business, Economics and Jobs

A provision in the stimulus package limits the hiring of foreign workers by companies receiving government bailout money — how this might be a bad idea.

The muddled debate over immigration and jobs

Business, Economics and Jobs

Linking unemployment to illegal immigration is popular in this year’s election campaigns, but economists say take a closer look.

Chopping Chicken in Missouri: Immigrants — Not Locals — Still Fill the Processing Lines

Conflict & Justice

Butchering chicken and meat. It’s dangerous, low-paying factory work, and it leans heavily on immigrant workers, sometimes illegally. But some immigrants are deciding to move on from such tough work. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch reports from Missouri.

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