Designed as an agricultural workers information network.
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RITA
California
Ag Workers
and Farmers
Immigration Law
Video Interview
C-Span
The Language
of Immigration
Video Interview
USD Trans-Border Institute
Hope For The Future
Magazine Article
American Vegetable Grower
Testifying Before Congress
Agricultural Labor Crisis
Written Testimony
Real Or Perceived
Commentary
Capital Public Radio
Luawanna played a key role identifying RITA's scope and reach
during a two-year planning process.
Photo: Los Angeles Times
Immigration Law
Interview with C-Span
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 Language of Immigration
Interview With
USD Trans-Border Institute
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)
Hope For The Future
Magazine Article
American
Vegetable Grower
"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)
Testifyimony
Before Congress
The House Committee
on Education and the Workforce
Statement of Luawanna Hallstrom on behalf of Harry Singh & Sons, and as co-chair of the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform (ACIR) and officer of the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE).
(July 19, 2006 : 8 pages)
Download a PDF of
Luawanna Hallstrom's
testimony before Congress.
Agricultural Labor Crisis:
Real or Perceived?
In 2005, Luawanna Hallstrom
was Chair of the
Labor Advisory Committee.
(September 21, 2005 : 1 page)
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Luawanna Hallstrom's
Commentary.