Twenty states have raised the minimum wage starting in January, some through ballot measures. And while Republican control of Congress makes a federal hike unlikely, grassroots campaigns across the country shift their efforts to voters and local governments. Experts discuss these campaigns with a focus on migrant workers of various legal statuses in low-wage industries. They also discuss specific changes affecting migrant guest workers, as well as steps to ensure workers are paid a fair wage.
Guests: Neidi Dominguez, Assistant Director for Community Engagement, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC; Ali Beydoun, Director of Litigation, Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC; Sarah Rempel, Policy Director, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante. Baltimore, MD.
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