Farmers, workers worry about enforcement team.
A “Fugitive Operations Team” formed late last year has removed hundreds of illegal aliens across the state - and could explain why area farmers and their immigrant employees have recently felt more scrutiny from immigration officials.

The peaceful neighborhood feel of Elmside Street was disrupted Friday afternoon.

Stuck in the middle of the street on the northern border of Alliance was a white tent, what proved to be an unnecessary precaution against foretasted rain. Inside the tent, Rural Opportunities Inc. and its partners celebrated.

Celebrated the completion of Alliance Homes II, the construction of 37 three- and four-bedroom homes in the city.

In Rochester, hundreds turn out for march and rally. They came with placards, T-shirts and an immutable grudge against lawmakers who want to criminalize illegal immigration.

Thousands come to work; some stay for good. Josefino Paz’s journey began in the early 1980s when he was a teenager and came into this country illegally from Mexico.

It was not an easy journey, but he persevered, worked hard and made a life here.