The mass migration of farmworkers means that now in Wisconsin, roughly 70% of the labor force on dairy farms is made up of workers of Latinx descent. The majority of those workers are also unauthorized, …
Armando Ibarra
Navigating immigration policies following Trump’s executive orders
‘When we hear the phrase mass deportation, we know that this is going to look very different,’ Immigration Law Center attorney says…A 2024 report from the University of Wisconsin School for Workers showed that 10,000 undocumented …
Wisconsin Democrats pledge support to immigrants as new administration takes office
Workers without legal status are particularly critical to the state’s dairy industry, according to a 2023 UW-Madison School for Workers survey. “More than 10,000 undocumented” workers perform around 70% of the labor on Wisconsin’s dairy farms, …
How many undocumented people live and work in Wisconsin?
A 2023 UW-Madison School for Workers survey found that over 10,000 undocumented workers perform around 70% of the labor on Wisconsin’s dairy farms. “Without them, the whole dairy industry would collapse overnight,” the researchers concluded. Read the …
Trump’s mass deportation would hurt everyone, not just undocumented workers, Prof says
“What you have here is almost an open secret that everybody knows,” he said, “including industry owners, that they have large percentages of undocumented workers.”
Who Won the Latinx Vote in 2024? It’s More Complicated Than That.
“Latinx people are not a monolithic voting bloc. We need to stop analyzing them as such,” says Professor Armando Ibarra in his Progressive Magazine op-ed. “Latino voters are not a homogenous group; a complex interplay …
Immigrants provide important economic contributions in Wisconsin, report says
In Wisconsin, the report found that immigrants paid $3 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, and held $3.3 billion in spending power. “There’s an undercount in the Latinx population, and, in particular, …
Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin. “No matter what happens at the border, a transformation of sorts takes …
The Latino Question
Host, Emily Auerbach, speaks with Professor Armando Ibarra on WPR. Ibarra, a child migrant worker who became a professor in UW’s School for Workers places his Mexican family’s journey in a broader political and economic …
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development, PBS Wisconsin to host a special screening of “Profe”
The screening for “Profe” will be on Monday, Sept. 16 at Studio A in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It is free to attend. The screening will also award three educators — …