migrant workers
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Migrant farmworkers contribute more than they take
Vermont has an estimated 750 to 850 year-round migrant farmworkers, primarily on dairy farms, along with about 150 partners and children, according to the report “Vermont Dairy Delivers.”
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Letter to the editor: Support the county’s migrant workers
Patty Lewis’s well-researched and forceful letter in the Independent of last week explains the grave dangers posed by a policy of wide-scale deportation. Many undocumented residents, without whom…
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Migrant justice issues continue for farm workers
The migrant community in Vermont suffered from a heavy loss on July 10. Greisy Mejia, 29, and her nine-year-old daughter and infant son were deported to Honduras.
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Letter to the editor: A look at migrant workers through a climate prism
As to “playing a vital role in the health of the state’s agricultural industry” let’s put sympathy momentarily aside and have a cold, hard look at an underlying…
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Mexican migrants share stories of their journey, life in Vt.
For many of Addison County’s Latin American migrant farmworkers, the road to Vermont is a difficult one. The journey is expensive, dangerous and often means leaving behind your…
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Letter to the editor: Migrant workers poorly depicted
I am disappointed at the Addison Independent’s decision to publish the Jan. 12 article “Local migrant worker cited for helping Mexicans cross border without papers” by Mike Donoghue,…
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Local migrant worker cited for helping Mexicans cross border without papers
An undocumented immigrant from Addison County has been indicted by a federal grand jury for helping eight other undocumented Mexicans after they crossed the international boundary into Franklin…
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New Haven celebrates its migrant farm workers
Through a series of events this fall, New Haven residents have been making an effort to listen to and celebrate a part of the community that often goes…
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Editorial: New Haven’s promising path to embracing migrant workers
For the past several months the town of New Haven has embraced a program to connect with migrant farm workers in its community. It’s a model other Addison…
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Ways of seeing: Migrant workers are essential
The summer I turned 13, a friend told me how she made a lot of money picking strawberries. It sounded like a relatively easy deal, so my sister…
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Migrant workers will benefit from new grant
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury-based Open Door Clinic (ODC) has received a $14,594 grant through the Northeast Dental Foundation, money that Addison County’s free clinic will use in support of a University…
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Champlain Orchards reopens to the public
SHOREHAM — After closing down more than a week ago to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 among its staff, Champlain Orchards is open again for pick-your-own apples. “It’s…
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Letter to the editor: County helps migrant workers
I am heartened by my Addison County neighbors and faith communities that have extended hospitality to agricultural workers from other countries. It can’t be easy being a stranger…
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Addison man charged with hate crime, targeted Migrant Justice
ADDISON — An Addison man has been charged with a hate crime, stemming from allegations he deflated the tires of a vehicle belonging to an employee of the…