With immigration a hot topic on the U.S. presidential campaign trail, unions and immigrant advocates are focusing attention this week on a federal visa program that they deride as "immigration reform for the 1 percent."
Swiss Travel, Veinsa, the Costa Rican Social Security System's (Caja) union and Caja administrators are the latest targets of investigations into alleged electoral code violations.
The latest fear-mongering campaign against the leftist Broad Front Party involves Subway Costa Rica franchises. Over the weekend, Subway employees complained of emails that attempted to influence voters that allegedly were sent out by the restaurant's management.