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Fennville boy, 10, run over and killed

Grand Rapids Press: Nate Reens and Nardy Baeza Bickel - 09/02/2004

Mexican workers listen to union organizers, keep their own counsel

Julia Oliver - The Fayetteville (NC) Observer - 09/14/2004

Help wanted

Lauren Chesnut - Danville (VA) Register & Bee - 09/14/2004

Human trafficking common -- lawyer

THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Thursday, September 09, 2004 By James L. Smith

'It's not just about the apple,' migrant worker advocate says

Friday, March 19, 2004 By Nardy Baeza Bickel The Grand Rapids Press

A New Start - Laid-off farm workers taking advantage of help

Fred Glazer and Matt Bickel - Holland Sentinel - 01/25/2005

Cut off from their world

Oscar Avila - Chicago Tribune - 09/14/2004

Bush's immigration plan hits blockade in Congress

Meeting opposition in both major parties, President Bush's plan to ease immigration laws goes nowhere in Congress. Ron Hutcheson - The Miami Herald - 03/05/2004

Senate to consider new migrant labor camp penalties

Laleah Fernandez - Capital News Service - 05/13/2005

Exploiting Immigrants

The excesses of so-called "Immigration Consultants" rile advocates, inspire legislation. by Ann Mullen, Metro Times Detroit 11/5/2003

Migrant workers get boost

Sunday, January 25, 2004 PAUL WYCHE THE SAGINAW NEWS

Zelenka Nursery: Nursery Closure Leaves 500 Jobless

Zelenka Nursery head says that bank group pulled out company money for liquidation Robert Gold and Nate Reens - Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004

Undocumented Workers at Center of Growing Debate

Saturday, January 24, 2004 By Ted Roelofs The Grand Rapids Press

The President’s Temporary Foreign Worker Proposal Is Ill-Conceived

Farmworker Justice Fund - 01/08/2004 The AgJOBS Compromise on Farmworker Immigration Should be Supported and Passed in 2004

Migrant Education: Administrators, Parents Discuss Bilingual Needs at Fennville

Nardy Baeza Bickel - Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004

Worries grow for nursery workers

Paychecks already issued by Zelenka Nursery may not be good anymore By ROBERT GOLD and NATE REENS Staff writers Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004

Zelenka 'back to business as usual'

Regan Foster and Robert Gold - Holland Sentinel - 01/06/2004

Civil Rights Commission Listens to Migrant Issues

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission held a public forum on August 22, 2005, to listen to public testimony about the obstacles the migrant farm workers face in the state of Michigan.

Work in Michigan: Migrant Labor

In August 2005 NPR affiliate Michigan Radio reported on a client of Farmworker Legal Services and talked with her attorney, Susan Reed of FLS. (link no longer available)

FLS Participates in Michigan Radio program

On October 10, 2005, Tom Thornburg of Farmworker Legal Services was a guest on The Jack Lessenberry Show, a call-in program on NPR affiliate Michigan Radio.