Luawanna played a key role identifying RITA's scope and reach during a
two-year planning process.
Designed as an agricultural workers information network.
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Luawanna Hallstrom talked by video uplink from San Diego about immigration laws. At that time she operated a large tomato farming operation in San Diego that heavily depended on migrant labor. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Ms. Hallstrom has followed U.S. immigration policy since 1986 and she describes how the guest worker program currently being debated would affect her industry.
(April 6, 2006 : 65 minutes)
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The Trans-Border Institute hosted a public discussion on the rhetoric associated with immigration policy. Focusing on the language of immigration terms like 'dreamer', 'alien' and 'illegal.'
(November 20, 2012 : 43 minutes)
"A California tomato grower fights for labor and immigration reform and hopes to connect the ag community with the rest of the country.
Article By
Rosemary O. Gordon
Link to the full article at
(August 2009 : 2 pages)