Boston University Dining Services promotes its locally-sourced process in signs in dining halls and its website, and this summer, non-GMO restaurant Life Alive created buzz on campus when it opened a location on Commonwealth Avenue. From East to West at BU, initiatives to offer healthy, organic food abound.

It’s no secret that undocumented workers are the lifeblood of a multitude of industries, from agriculture to food service to manufacturing. They do the jobs that working and middle class Americans don’t...