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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Joining forces to stop North Country human trafficking</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) Human trafficking is a growing problem across the country...including here in the North Country. Undocumented farmworkers can be threatened with deportation. Sex workers or foreign brides can be held against their will. Foreign students with visas to work at Adirondack tourism destinations are vulnerable.Law enforcement and area not-for-profits are joining forces to stop human trafficking in the North Country. Representatives from Homeland Security, the state attorney general&apos;s office and labor department, and social service agencies from St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Franklin counties met earlier this month at SUNY Potsdam. They were joined by not-for-profits that help immigrants, domestic violence victims, and other vulnerable people.Renan Salgado is a human trafficking specialist with the Worker Justice Center of New York. He&apos;s organizing the North Country human trafficking task force. He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Human trafficking is a growing problem across the country...including here in the North Country. Undocumented farmworkers can be threatened with deportation. Sex workers or foreign brides can be held against their will. Foreign students with visas to work at Adirondack tourism destinations are vulnerable.Law enforcement and area not-for-profits are joining forces to stop human trafficking in the North Country. Representatives from Homeland Security, the state attorney general&apos;s office and labor department, and social service agencies from St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Franklin counties met earlier this month at SUNY Potsdam. They were joined by not-for-profits that help immigrants, domestic violence victims, and other vulnerable people.Renan Salgado is a human trafficking specialist with the Worker Justice Center of New York. He&apos;s organizing the North Country human trafficking task force. He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, criminal justice, sex, crime, trafficking, immigration, labor, farm, violence, domestic violence, [loc: ], corruption, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>VT House weighs driver&apos;s licenses for migrant workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21825/20130419/vt-house-weighs-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 19, 2013) The Vermont House is hearing testimony on a bill that would grant drivers&apos; licenses to people living in Vermont regardless of their legal status.  At yesterday&apos;s hearing, migrant workers, farmers, and clergy members all testified before the House Transportation committee in support of the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21825/20130419/vt-house-weighs-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Vermont House is hearing testimony on a bill that would grant drivers&apos; licenses to people living in Vermont regardless of their legal status.  At yesterday&apos;s hearing, migrant workers, farmers, and clergy members all testified before the House Transportation committee in support of the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21825/20130419/vt-house-weighs-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, economy, agriculture, immigration, vermont, [loc: ], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Schumer says immigration bill will help NY dairy farms</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21817/20130418/schumer-says-immigration-bill-will-help-ny-dairy-farms</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 18, 2013) U.S. Senator Charles Schumer says a new bipartisan immigration deal will provide an economic boost to New York farms and the agriculture industry.In a press release, Schumer says the bill will be especially helpful to dairy farms and fruit growers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21817/20130418/schumer-says-immigration-bill-will-help-ny-dairy-farms">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Charles Schumer says a new bipartisan immigration deal will provide an economic boost to New York farms and the agriculture industry.In a press release, Schumer says the bill will be especially helpful to dairy farms and fruit growers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21817/20130418/schumer-says-immigration-bill-will-help-ny-dairy-farms">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, immigration, dairy, milk, farm, agriculture, labor, apples, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lawmakers push visas for dairy workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21773/20130410/lawmakers-push-visas-for-dairy-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2013) Lawmakers on both sides of Lake Champlain say Congress is making progress on immigration reform. And they want to make sure the dairy industry is a part of it.North Country Congressman Bill Owens and Vermont Congressman Peter Welch held a joint press conference in Burlington yesterday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21773/20130410/lawmakers-push-visas-for-dairy-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lawmakers on both sides of Lake Champlain say Congress is making progress on immigration reform. And they want to make sure the dairy industry is a part of it.North Country Congressman Bill Owens and Vermont Congressman Peter Welch held a joint press conference in Burlington yesterday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21773/20130410/lawmakers-push-visas-for-dairy-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, agriculture, immigration, dairy, vermont, farmworker, farming,, stlv, chpv, tijf, burlington, topstory, [loc:44.4758825 -73.212072]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fighting sex trafficking in New York state</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21754/20130405/fighting-sex-trafficking-in-new-york-state</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 5, 2013) Forcing young women and men into a life of prostitution is a very lucrative business.  It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood, but the sex trafficking trade is alive and well in Central New York, but a movement to end it in New York State is gathering momentum, with a bill in the legislature to protect those who are trafficked, and bring traffickers to justice. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21754/20130405/fighting-sex-trafficking-in-new-york-state">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Ellen Abbott</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forcing young women and men into a life of prostitution is a very lucrative business.  It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood, but the sex trafficking trade is alive and well in Central New York, but a movement to end it in New York State is gathering momentum, with a bill in the legislature to protect those who are trafficked, and bring traffickers to justice. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21754/20130405/fighting-sex-trafficking-in-new-york-state">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, crime, sex trafficking, immigration, syracuse, human rights, women's rights, , topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>VT Senate considers driver&apos;s licenses for migrant workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21750/20130405/vt-senate-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 5, 2013) A bill in the Vermont Senate would allow migrant farm workers access to driver&apos;s licenses.Vermont is home to approximately 1500 migrant workers - many of whom don&apos;t have legal status. They live and work on dairy farms throughout the state.And as a study commissioned by the legislature last year found out, it&apos;s hard for migrant workers to get to the doctor and the grocery store without a driver&apos;s license. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21750/20130405/vt-senate-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A bill in the Vermont Senate would allow migrant farm workers access to driver&apos;s licenses.Vermont is home to approximately 1500 migrant workers - many of whom don&apos;t have legal status. They live and work on dairy farms throughout the state.And as a study commissioned by the legislature last year found out, it&apos;s hard for migrant workers to get to the doctor and the grocery store without a driver&apos;s license. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21750/20130405/vt-senate-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/MigrantWorkers20130405.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>01:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, legislature, agriculture, transportation, immigration, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How human trafficking happens all around us</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21735/20130403/how-human-trafficking-happens-all-around-us</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 3, 2013) According to a study by Hofstra University, more than 11,000 people in New York State have been victims of human trafficking since 2000. They may have been sex workers, or forcibly employed at restaurants or factories or on farms.They&apos;re among the estimated 27 million people who are victims of human trafficking worldwide.Several organizations this week are drawing attention to what&apos;s often called modern-day slavery. The state Department of Labor has announced a new partnership with businesses to expose illegal labor trafficking.A handful of students from SUNY Canton held a march yesterday to raise awareness of the issue. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21735/20130403/how-human-trafficking-happens-all-around-us">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to a study by Hofstra University, more than 11,000 people in New York State have been victims of human trafficking since 2000. They may have been sex workers, or forcibly employed at restaurants or factories or on farms.They&apos;re among the estimated 27 million people who are victims of human trafficking worldwide.Several organizations this week are drawing attention to what&apos;s often called modern-day slavery. The state Department of Labor has announced a new partnership with businesses to expose illegal labor trafficking.A handful of students from SUNY Canton held a march yesterday to raise awareness of the issue. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21735/20130403/how-human-trafficking-happens-all-around-us">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/Human_Trafficking_20130403.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, smuggling, crime, trafficking, immigration, dairy, labor, suny canton, stlv, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Tibetan culture comes to Plattsburgh </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19647/20120411/tibetan-culture-comes-to-plattsburgh</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 11, 2012) Last spring downtown Plattsburgh got a new restaurant: a Himalayan restaurant. It’s owned and operated by Tenzin and Yangchen Dorjee, a Tibetan couple who moved to northern New York with their two kids in 2007.  This month they’re putting on a Tibetan arts festival where visiting monks will make a mandala out of sand, and offer lectures on topics ranging from Tibetan medicine to religious ethics. Sarah Harris visited the restaurant and talked to Tenzin Dorjee about the family’s journey to Plattsburgh and how they’re keeping their culture alive in the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19647/20120411/tibetan-culture-comes-to-plattsburgh">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last spring downtown Plattsburgh got a new restaurant: a Himalayan restaurant. It’s owned and operated by Tenzin and Yangchen Dorjee, a Tibetan couple who moved to northern New York with their two kids in 2007.  This month they’re putting on a Tibetan arts festival where visiting monks will make a mandala out of sand, and offer lectures on topics ranging from Tibetan medicine to religious ethics. Sarah Harris visited the restaurant and talked to Tenzin Dorjee about the family’s journey to Plattsburgh and how they’re keeping their culture alive in the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19647/20120411/tibetan-culture-comes-to-plattsburgh">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>plattsburgh, restaurant, politics, tibet, spring, arts, culture, south asia, monks, mandala, lectures, food, nc identity, immigration, religion, chpv, [loc:44.6974840 -73.4526950], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vermont considers driver&apos;s licenses for migrant workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 9, 2012) The dairy industry in Northern New York and Vermont relies heavily on migrant labor. A lot of the farm workers are undocumented. That causes problems when the workers have to do simple tasks that involve driving, like going to the grocery store or visiting the doctor.  But Vermont legislators are discussing a bill that may change that. Sarah Harris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The dairy industry in Northern New York and Vermont relies heavily on migrant labor. A lot of the farm workers are undocumented. That causes problems when the workers have to do simple tasks that involve driving, like going to the grocery store or visiting the doctor.  But Vermont legislators are discussing a bill that may change that. Sarah Harris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19640/20120409/vermont-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20120409Vermontimmagrants.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>02:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, immigration, economics, globalization, dairy, migrant workers, migrant justice, undocumented, farming, agriculture, vermont [loc:44.4758825 -73.2120720], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Massena&apos;s history still tied to 1928 &quot;blood libel&quot; incident</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19305/20120214/massena-apos-s-history-still-tied-to-1928-quot-blood-libel-quot-incident</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 14, 2012) A St. Lawrence County community is being reminded, again, of an 80 year-old rumor many people would rather forget.  A new novel re-imagines what happened when a little girl went missing overnight in Massena. It&apos;s based on a true story from 1928. The town’s small Jewish community was accused of kidnapping her for a ritual murder.  Julie Grant set out to find out what really happened. She found that after 80 years, it’s not easy to parse the truth from rumors and memories.  But she did find that people from cultures around the world brought together in America&apos;s &quot;melting pot&quot; were easily pulled apart in a time of crisis. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19305/20120214/massena-apos-s-history-still-tied-to-1928-quot-blood-libel-quot-incident">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A St. Lawrence County community is being reminded, again, of an 80 year-old rumor many people would rather forget.  A new novel re-imagines what happened when a little girl went missing overnight in Massena. It&apos;s based on a true story from 1928. The town’s small Jewish community was accused of kidnapping her for a ritual murder.  Julie Grant set out to find out what really happened. She found that after 80 years, it’s not easy to parse the truth from rumors and memories.  But she did find that people from cultures around the world brought together in America&apos;s &quot;melting pot&quot; were easily pulled apart in a time of crisis. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19305/20120214/massena-apos-s-history-still-tied-to-1928-quot-blood-libel-quot-incident">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20120214Massena_sidentitystilltiedto1928incident.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>10:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, history, religion, race, stlv, Jewish, blood libel, child missing, anti-semitism, nc identity, education, immigration [loc:44.9281049 -74.8918650], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Canada puts immigration at the center of its economic policy</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18863/20111201/canada-puts-immigration-at-the-center-of-its-economic-policy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 1, 2011) Here in the North Country and across much of Upstate New York, population growth and economic development have been anemic for decades. But just north of the border, Canadian communities like Kingston are working aggressively to attract foreign immigrants willing to bring new energy and new skills.  As part of a partnership with WBEZ public radio in Chicago, Brian Mann has been traveling in Ontario, looking at the different strategies that Canada has used to boost prosperity. Today he reports from the city of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, where immigrants are seen as the key to the future. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18863/20111201/canada-puts-immigration-at-the-center-of-its-economic-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here in the North Country and across much of Upstate New York, population growth and economic development have been anemic for decades. But just north of the border, Canadian communities like Kingston are working aggressively to attract foreign immigrants willing to bring new energy and new skills.  As part of a partnership with WBEZ public radio in Chicago, Brian Mann has been traveling in Ontario, looking at the different strategies that Canada has used to boost prosperity. Today he reports from the city of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, where immigrants are seen as the key to the future. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18863/20111201/canada-puts-immigration-at-the-center-of-its-economic-policy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/110112bmcanadaimmigration.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>06:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, canrecess, politics, canada, border, immigration, [loc:44.2311717 -76.4859544], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Jefferson County program aims to tackle unemployment and labor shortage in dairy industry</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17879/20110624/jefferson-county-program-aims-to-tackle-unemployment-and-labor-shortage-in-dairy-industry</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 24, 2011) The problem of high labour turnover on dairy farms was highlighted in late March when John Barney of Smithville was arrested for hiring Latinos who came here without documentation. Many farmers say they can’t get their cows milked any other way, but the hiring of immigrants breeds resentment when unemployment in the region is so high. Now, several Jefferson County agricultural organizations and the Cornell cooperative extension have created the Agricultural Workforce Development and Training program to train local people and match them with dairy farms looking for help. Jay Matteson is Jefferson County Agricultural Coordinator. He told Nora Flaherty one of the biggest causes of high turnover is that people just don’t know what they’re getting into when they take a job at a dairy farm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17879/20110624/jefferson-county-program-aims-to-tackle-unemployment-and-labor-shortage-in-dairy-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The problem of high labour turnover on dairy farms was highlighted in late March when John Barney of Smithville was arrested for hiring Latinos who came here without documentation. Many farmers say they can’t get their cows milked any other way, but the hiring of immigrants breeds resentment when unemployment in the region is so high. Now, several Jefferson County agricultural organizations and the Cornell cooperative extension have created the Agricultural Workforce Development and Training program to train local people and match them with dairy farms looking for help. Jay Matteson is Jefferson County Agricultural Coordinator. He told Nora Flaherty one of the biggest causes of high turnover is that people just don’t know what they’re getting into when they take a job at a dairy farm. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17879/20110624/jefferson-county-program-aims-to-tackle-unemployment-and-labor-shortage-in-dairy-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, dairy, unemployment, immigration, [loc:44.0607421 -75.9927652], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Bikes break down migrant worker barriers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17695/20110520/bikes-break-down-migrant-worker-barriers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2011) It&apos;s practically a given that you need a car if you want to live in a rural place.  Not all towns have grocery stores or pharmacies. Work can be miles away.The distances and empty landscapes are particularly isolating for the hundreds of undocumented workers on dairy farms in the region. Undocumented migrant workers, can&apos;t drive - they&apos;re not eligible for driver&apos;s licenses.  A group of Middlebury College students is providing local farm workers with a two-wheeled alternative. Angela Evancie has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17695/20110520/bikes-break-down-migrant-worker-barriers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Angela Evancie</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s practically a given that you need a car if you want to live in a rural place.  Not all towns have grocery stores or pharmacies. Work can be miles away.The distances and empty landscapes are particularly isolating for the hundreds of undocumented workers on dairy farms in the region. Undocumented migrant workers, can&apos;t drive - they&apos;re not eligible for driver&apos;s licenses.  A group of Middlebury College students is providing local farm workers with a two-wheeled alternative. Angela Evancie has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17695/20110520/bikes-break-down-migrant-worker-barriers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, jobs, education, vermont, farm, dairy, agriculture, labor, immigration, border, [loc:44.0153371 -73.1673400], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Schumer wants efficient, safer border</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 18, 2011) Sen.Chuck Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.Schumer also says a border security task force of several U.S. and Canadian agencies will be established in Massena by October. At a hearing he chaired in Washington yesterday, New York&apos;s senior senator questioned Department of Homeland Security officials about new initiatives to balance commerce with fighting drug trafficking.  Ryan Morden has more from Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sen.Chuck Schumer says Homeland Security will begin tapping into Canadian military radar later this year to detect low-flying aircraft used to smuggle drugs from Canada into the United States.Schumer also says a border security task force of several U.S. and Canadian agencies will be established in Massena by October. At a hearing he chaired in Washington yesterday, New York&apos;s senior senator questioned Department of Homeland Security officials about new initiatives to balance commerce with fighting drug trafficking.  Ryan Morden has more from Washington. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17675/20110518/schumer-wants-efficient-safer-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, politics, border, security, homeland, canada, stlv, globalization, immigration, , [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], photolead, topstory, crossings911</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Owens seeks dairy guest worker program</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17631/20110511/owens-seeks-dairy-guest-worker-program</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 11, 2011) Yesterday, President Obama took his pitch to overall the nation’s immigration laws to the Mexican border.  In El Paso, Obama said he&apos;s exceeded Republican demands for improved border security.  He said now it’s time for them to work on immigration reform.Today, there are at least hundreds of Mexican and Central American men and women working illegally on North Country dairy farms.  Last month, a Jefferson County farmer was arrested by federal agents for employing undocumented workers.For the dairy industry, the biggest problem with current immigration laws is one called H2A.  It’s a guest worker program, but dairy farmers are not eligible to use it.  A bill introduced by Congressman Bill Owens would change that.  He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17631/20110511/owens-seeks-dairy-guest-worker-program">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yesterday, President Obama took his pitch to overall the nation’s immigration laws to the Mexican border.  In El Paso, Obama said he&apos;s exceeded Republican demands for improved border security.  He said now it’s time for them to work on immigration reform.Today, there are at least hundreds of Mexican and Central American men and women working illegally on North Country dairy farms.  Last month, a Jefferson County farmer was arrested by federal agents for employing undocumented workers.For the dairy industry, the biggest problem with current immigration laws is one called H2A.  It’s a guest worker program, but dairy farmers are not eligible to use it.  A bill introduced by Congressman Bill Owens would change that.  He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17631/20110511/owens-seeks-dairy-guest-worker-program">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/110511dsowensdairyworkers.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>05:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, agriculture, latinofarm, immigration, farming, dairy, [loc:38.8951118 -77.0363658], owens, democrat, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Farmer arrested for employing illegal immigrants</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17404/20110331/farmer-arrested-for-employing-illegal-immigrants</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 31, 2011) Federal agents raided a Jefferson County dairy farm yesterday and arrested the farmer, a week after one of his Hispanic employees died in an apparent accident. 47 year-old John Barney of Adams is charged with harboring illegal immigrants. Todd Moe reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17404/20110331/farmer-arrested-for-employing-illegal-immigrants">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Federal agents raided a Jefferson County dairy farm yesterday and arrested the farmer, a week after one of his Hispanic employees died in an apparent accident. 47 year-old John Barney of Adams is charged with harboring illegal immigrants. Todd Moe reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17404/20110331/farmer-arrested-for-employing-illegal-immigrants">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, agriculture, farming, latinofarm, hispanic, dairy, immigration, criminal justice, adams, tijf, tghl, stlv, [loc:43.8092321 -76.0240892], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Life on the U.S.-Mexico border</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16544/20101021/life-on-the-u-s-mexico-border</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 21, 2010) Ruben Garcia is a human rights advocate who lives on the U.S.-Mexico border.  For more than 30 years, he has run Annunciation House, an emergency shelter for migrants and the homeless in El Paso, Texas.   Garcia will speak to students and the public at St. Lawrence University in Canton today.  The issue of border security, illegal drugs and immigration is complex along the southern border. He&apos;ll give a presentation, titled &quot;The Border as a Prophet: Voices Calling us to Justice&quot;, in St. Lawrence&apos;s Carnegie 10 at 7 pm.  Garcia joined Todd Moe in the studio this morning for a first person account on the effects of beefed-up military patrols, the drugs wars, human rights and life along the southern border. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16544/20101021/life-on-the-u-s-mexico-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ruben Garcia is a human rights advocate who lives on the U.S.-Mexico border.  For more than 30 years, he has run Annunciation House, an emergency shelter for migrants and the homeless in El Paso, Texas.   Garcia will speak to students and the public at St. Lawrence University in Canton today.  The issue of border security, illegal drugs and immigration is complex along the southern border. He&apos;ll give a presentation, titled &quot;The Border as a Prophet: Voices Calling us to Justice&quot;, in St. Lawrence&apos;s Carnegie 10 at 7 pm.  Garcia joined Todd Moe in the studio this morning for a first person account on the effects of beefed-up military patrols, the drugs wars, human rights and life along the southern border. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16544/20101021/life-on-the-u-s-mexico-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/101021tmrubengarcia.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>10:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>border, mexico, el paso, immigration, drugs, security, border patrol, terror, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Immigration bureaucracy lands legal residents in detention</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16319/20100917/immigration-bureaucracy-lands-legal-residents-in-detention</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 17, 2010) One wrinkle in the immigration picture has been particularly difficult for foreign students and professionals working in the U.S.  There are two agencies within Homeland Security that handle visas.  The one that issues them is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  It says a foreign national may reapply or change a visa status “in a timely manner” before its expiration date.  The visa itself may take weeks or months to process.  The U.S. Border Patrol however, only looks at the expiration date.If a person’s visa has expired, that person is subject to detention.  Immigration lawyer Hilary Fraser of Ithaca has defended clients caught between these two interpretations of the law.  She told David Sommerstein one was a Filipino national living in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16319/20100917/immigration-bureaucracy-lands-legal-residents-in-detention">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One wrinkle in the immigration picture has been particularly difficult for foreign students and professionals working in the U.S.  There are two agencies within Homeland Security that handle visas.  The one that issues them is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  It says a foreign national may reapply or change a visa status “in a timely manner” before its expiration date.  The visa itself may take weeks or months to process.  The U.S. Border Patrol however, only looks at the expiration date.If a person’s visa has expired, that person is subject to detention.  Immigration lawyer Hilary Fraser of Ithaca has defended clients caught between these two interpretations of the law.  She told David Sommerstein one was a Filipino national living in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16319/20100917/immigration-bureaucracy-lands-legal-residents-in-detention">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/100917dsborder2.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>04:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>topstory, immigration, border patrol, checkpoints, transportation, homeland security, photo lead, photolead, international, foreign, visa, education, law, criminal justice, ithaca, watertown, tijf, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Citizenship questions far from the border</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16318/20100917/citizenship-questions-far-from-the-border</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 17, 2010) Across the North Country, border patrol road checkpoints where agents stop cars and ask passengers their citizenship have become a part of daily life.  Today we have a story about another step in the creeping influence of homeland security inside the border.It’s now become commonplace for federal agents to board buses and trains across Upstate New York and ask passengers for proof of citizenship.  The checks are sweeping up some drugs and illegal immigrants, but also people who are here legally. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16318/20100917/citizenship-questions-far-from-the-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Across the North Country, border patrol road checkpoints where agents stop cars and ask passengers their citizenship have become a part of daily life.  Today we have a story about another step in the creeping influence of homeland security inside the border.It’s now become commonplace for federal agents to board buses and trains across Upstate New York and ask passengers for proof of citizenship.  The checks are sweeping up some drugs and illegal immigrants, but also people who are here legally. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16318/20100917/citizenship-questions-far-from-the-border">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/100917dsborder1.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>06:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>topstory, transportation, public safety, security, homeland security, politics, law, criminal justice, canton, stlv, tijf, adirondacks, education, international, foreign, immigration, suny potsdam, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], crossings911</itunes:keywords>
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<title>A good apple crop, but pickers delayed by U.S. Immigration officials</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16300/20100913/a-good-apple-crop-but-pickers-delayed-by-u-s-immigration-officials</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 13, 2010) North Country apple growers say it’s been a good season, but they had to fight U.S. Immigration officials to harvest their crop. For decades, orchards in northern New York have relied on experienced workers from Jamaica. Many of these laborers make the trip from the Caribbean several times a year to prune trees, tend them throughout the season and pick the fruit. Debbie Everett is part of the family that has owned and run the Everett Orchards, near Plattsburgh, since the Revolutionary War. She says problems getting H2A visas for farm workers delayed apple picking even as the fruit was ripe, ready and nearly falling from the trees:&quot;The remainder of our workers just came in Tuesday,&quot; she said. &quot;It was pretty touch and go there. But they are here. That’s the good news.&quot;As Jonathan Brown reports, an apparent misunderstanding by U.S. Immigration officials nearly prevented the Jamaican workers from making their harvest trip to the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16300/20100913/a-good-apple-crop-but-pickers-delayed-by-u-s-immigration-officials">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jonathan Brown</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[North Country apple growers say it’s been a good season, but they had to fight U.S. Immigration officials to harvest their crop. For decades, orchards in northern New York have relied on experienced workers from Jamaica. Many of these laborers make the trip from the Caribbean several times a year to prune trees, tend them throughout the season and pick the fruit. Debbie Everett is part of the family that has owned and run the Everett Orchards, near Plattsburgh, since the Revolutionary War. She says problems getting H2A visas for farm workers delayed apple picking even as the fruit was ripe, ready and nearly falling from the trees:&quot;The remainder of our workers just came in Tuesday,&quot; she said. &quot;It was pretty touch and go there. But they are here. That’s the good news.&quot;As Jonathan Brown reports, an apparent misunderstanding by U.S. Immigration officials nearly prevented the Jamaican workers from making their harvest trip to the North Country. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16300/20100913/a-good-apple-crop-but-pickers-delayed-by-u-s-immigration-officials">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/100913jbappleworkers.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>topstory, economy, agriculture, chpv, food, immigration, photolead, chpv, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124]</itunes:keywords>
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