Migrant Workers

Funded primarily by donations, one program would provide housing for up to three months, job placement by local unions and assistance from immigration lawyers.

Buses full of migrants from Texas have accelerated, as Illinois counts 15,000 new arrivals in 13 months.

A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves.