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The Baltimore Sun and the Salisbury Daily Times both ran articles today on the crisis in the H2B (seasonal temporary worker) program, while the New York Times ran an article on problems caused by the limited number of H1B (professional or technical work) visas. Many of the seasonal employees on the Eastern Shore have relied [...] There are a lot of things going on here in the Free State, so let’s get right to it! Presidential Politics A new poll of Maryland voters released by the Baltimore Sun shows Obama leading Clinton by 39% to 26% with Edwards trailing far behind at 12%. On the Republican side, McCain holds the lead with [...] While blatant anti-immigrant sentiment appears to be low on the Eastern Shore, it’s still likely to be a divisive wedge issue locally, state-wide and nationally in this election. I want to take a quick look at some of the elements that make this such an important and divisive issue. Anti-immigrant fervor has been around for [...] Outside of the usual offensive T-shirts on the Ocean City Boardwalk, I haven’t seen or heard a lot of complaining about illegal immigration here on the Eastern Shore. I’m not sure why. It may be that people recognize that recent immigrants are critical to the functioning of the poultry industry here. It may be [...] |
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