An immigrant’s role in agriculture
In South Dakota, many industries rely on immigrants to fill their labor force, especially the state's biggest industry -- agriculture.
In South Dakota, many industries rely on immigrants to fill their labor force, especially the state's biggest industry -- agriculture.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Last week on Valentine's Day, 'On the Road with Steve Hartman' told the love story of a Sioux Falls couple, who have been married for nearly 70 years. If you watched the story on the CBS Evening News, it perhaps made you smile or maybe even tear up a little. [...]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Three recent federal court cases highlight immigration-related proceedings in South Dakota. In one, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations arrested a Honduran man in Sioux Falls after running his license plate and discovering he was in the country illegally, and in the second case, a special agent in Rapid City [...]
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Bailey Biegler had been at her job with the USDA for about a month when on Friday, with about 3 1/2 hours of the work day left, Biegler received an email. She'd been terminated. Biegler was a probationary employee in a full-time permanent office position with the USDA in Madison, [...]
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