Midwest farmers fear economic fallout as Trump’s shifting tariff policies reignite trade tensions with key partners. Many worry that new trade wars will further disrupt global markets, leaving them with fewer buyers and declining profits.
The spread of misinformation has fueled anxiety and alarm within Iowa's Latino immigrant community. It is estimated that the state is home to more than 52,000 undocumented immigrants.
Grocery stores in urban and rural areas risk closure, drops in employment and declining sales when dollar stores enter the marketplace. Rural stores are hit hardest, according to USDA researchers.
"Quiet Title" laws across the Midwest can disproportionately affect homeowners who don’t speak English, such as Natalia Esteban who emigrated from Mexico over 20 years ago.
With millions of members, the American Farm Bureau Federation says it represents "divergent opinions." But the farmers outside its circle believes it leans "heavily towards corporate interests."
Reflecting a national trend, rural counties in Illinois have seen an exodus of, primarily, white residents. Increases in Hispanic residents have fueled an uptick in diversity.
