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The campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

HPPR News

Federal government revokes visas for international students at Oklahoma universities

Beth Wallis

Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma say some of their international students have had their visas revoked.

The makeshift memorial for the victims of the Aug. 3, 2019, shooting outside the Walmart in El Paso, Texas.

HPPR News

After Tragedy In El Paso, A Special Visa Could Provide Some Survivors A Glimmer Of Hope

Mallory Falk

On Aug. 3, 2019, a shooter at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas , took the lives of 22, injured over two dozen and changed a whole community . The shooting...

Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez said the odds of being chosen for the H-2B program seemed impossible. "There are millions of us Mexicans," he said. "To be able to have this opportunity was very difficult."

HPPR Economy and Enterprise

As Economy Grows, Colorado Companies Rely Increasingly On Foreign Workers

Esther Honig

In early November 25-year-old Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez mopped the wood floor of a pilates studio at The Club at Flying Horse, a private country...

The number of H-2A visa workers have increased, but they still make up 9 percent of the U.S. agriculture workforce.

HPPR Economy and Enterprise

Farmers Are Seeking More Temporary H-2A Workers, And Keeping Them Longer

Esther Honig

The high-desert town of Palisade, Colorado, is synonymous with fresh, locally grown peaches. Years ago, thousands of migrant workers would flock here...