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...shortage is real, and likely to affect much more than the Central San Joaquin Valley. Winter lettuce, broccoli, and other crops could be next, then the large-scale agricultural producers in Texas and Florida, not to mention hotels, slaughterhouses and restaurants. "Businesses across the country depend on unauthorized foreign labor," Cunha says. "Congress must develop good immigration policies, now rather than later...
DeLay has done his best to paint the D.A. as a Democratic loose cannon. But Earle, 63, points out that of the 15 public officials he has prosecuted, 12 have been fellow Democrats. "Texas law makes it a felony for corporations and labor unions to contribute money to political campaigns," Earle tells TIME. "My job is to prosecute felonies. I'm doing my job." The grand jury foreman, William Gibson, 76, insists that "this was not one of those rubber-stamp deals. Ronnie Earle did not indict Mr. DeLay. Twelve people on that grand jury voted to indict...
Something, however, can be done. At the local level, municipal governments, instead of being complacent with an economy based on manufacturing and farming, should vigilantly attempt to draw in new, sustainable businesses. States should continue to invest in retraining programs through community colleges to teach rural workers modern labor skills. At the federal level, direct aid to farmers and the rural poor should replace ineffective agriculture subsidies that do little good...
...sound exactly highbrow, but getting physical can pay off. Over the next decade, the number of fitness and aerobics instructors will grow 44%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), making exercise training one of the fastest-growing fields. (Bonus: a worker in China can't stretch your legs in the States.) "We eat too much and work too hard," notes Ron Clark, CEO of the National Federation of Professional Trainers. "We're not taking the time to educate ourselves on basics, like going for an occasional walk, so we'll hire someone else to tell us what...
Shuo Huang ’09, who was involved with the march through the Student Labor Action Movement, said he did not mind their comments...