Day: February 12, 2012

Increasing Reliance on Guest Worker Programs

Feb 12, 2012

Excerpts from a David Bacon article called “Displaced, Unequal and Criminalized – Fighting for the Rights of Migrants in the United States:” The Department of Homeland Security workplace enforcement wave is...

Container Imports Rose 3 Percent in 2011

Feb 12, 2012

Rising shipments of auto parts and recovering demand for furniture pushed U.S. containerized imports up 2.4 percent in December, capping a year in which volumes increased 3 percent. December’s increase followed a 5.2 percent...