Yesterday, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development had the largest audience for the Virtual Office Hour since it’s inception in 2024. The topic was Planning for Immigration Enforcement at Your Farm. Ramped-up immigration enforcement is spreading fear and resulting in family and workforce disruptions across the farm landscape. This webinar primarily focused on making a plan for what to do in case of an immigration enforcement action at your farm.
Virtual Office Hour is hosted by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development director, Richard Stup. Guest panelists included:
- Mary Bess Lewis, Cornell Ag Workforce Development
- Jason Stowel, Immigrant Community Liaison – The North Country, NYS DOS
- Tonya Van Slyke, NEDPA
- Varvara Chinenova, NY Immigration Coalition
The recording can be viewed here
Resources from yesterday’s webinar:
📄Planning for Immigration Enforcement at Your Farm
📄Introduction to Family Preparedness
📄Introduction to the NYS Office for New Americans
🌐︎ Know Your Rights, Know Your Resources
📧Email to request a know your rights presentation: kyr@nyic.org
🌐︎ Community Resources for Immigrant NYers
