EU Parliament elections in June 2024 were marked by the rising strength of rightist anti-migrant parties, and national elections in France and the UK in July 2024 showed that voters want to punish ...

The UN in July 2024 projected that the world’s population of 8.2 billion would peak at 10.3 billion in 2084 and decline to 10.2 billion by 2100. When the world’s population peaks in 60 years, the UN ...

The H-2A program allows US farm employers who anticipate shortages of seasonal workers to be certified by DOL to recruit and employ H-2A workers to fill seasonal farm jobs for up to 10 months.

There have been many efforts to uncover the secrets to rapid economic growth. Most explanations for persisting poverty center on three factors: Geography stresses that most poor countries are in the ...

Florida’s SB 1718 in 2023 imposed state sanctions on employers who hire unauthorized workers. In April 2024, Florida enacted HB 433 to block local governments such as Miami-Dade from requiring ...

The Census of Agriculture reported that 437,000 US farms had $42 billion in expenses for hired farm labor in 2022, and 195,000 farms had $10 billion in expenses for contract labor, for a total of $52 ...

President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump sparred over immigration in June 2024. Biden said he was managing migration and respecting American values, while Trump decried the border chaos that ...

The UK’s Migration Advisory Committee released a report in July 2024 that reviewed the Seasonal Worker Scheme and urged the British government to plan for a long-term farm guest worker program and ...

Canada plans to admit 1.5 million immigrants between 2023 and 2025, with two-thirds getting visas under a point system that gives priority to youth, education, and having a Canadian job offer and work ...