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H-2B Visa Cap Hurting Louisiana's Crawfish Industry

Mar 12, 2026

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When immigration issues are abstract, it’s easy to be a hardliner. When they hit home, they become real and the costs become clearer. Louisiana is feeling the—ahem—pinch because the crawfish industry ...

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Humane Attitudes follow More Direct Awareness of Immigrants' Lives

Mar 9, 2026

rice university study graphic on residents' connection to immigrants who have been detained.

In 2023 when Republican governors shipped undocumented workers to New York and other blue states, The New York Times wrote about the conundrum those workers presented. Employers needed workers and the...

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How to Deal with the H-1B Visa Lottery Changes

Feb 25, 2026

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The registration period for the annual H-1B visa lottery (which does not involve numbered ping-pong balls) opens at noon Eastern on Wednesday, March 4. It will close on noon Eastern on ...

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TPS for Haitians Safe for Now

Feb 12, 2026

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On February 2, District Judge Ana Reyes granted a motion that blocked the current administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 Haitians who would have otherw...

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Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Presents his Roots

Feb 9, 2026

screen shot of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 2026.

Living in New Orleans gave us a little perspective on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. It’s a tired cliché to say that music comes up through the streets here, or that it’s something in the water...

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