…program that “respects our nation’s immigration laws and keeps American agriculture competitive,” Conaway says the bill “cuts red tape and institutes a flexible program that accounts for the different labor…
California Labor Shortages Detailed in Survey
…trees and vines. Respondents to the survey also addressed the future of labor requirements in farming operations and the need for improvements to immigration policies. Only three percent of those…
Goodlatte Guest Worker Bill Up for Committee Vote Wednesday
…United Farm Workers and the AFL-CIO told Congress the bill would “create even more unfairness and dysfunction” in the immigration system. Goodlatte’s 2013 version of the bill passed out of…
Farmers, Ranchers Ready for Long-overdue Immigration Reform
Duvall The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Every year, farmers and ranchers face greater challenges in finding enough workers to keep their…
Experts Predict Little Ag Damage in DACA Action
An immigration attorney told the Capital Press this week that any changes to DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, would have little impact on agriculture. Tom Roach, a…
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
…Labor, trade deficits, rules of origin, currency manipulation and immigration also top the list of issues to watch during the renegotiation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
MPI Report: U.S. Agricultural Workforce Being Reshaped
…The report, Immigration, and Farm Labor: From Unauthorized to H-2A for Some?, analyzes data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS) to sketch the changing conditions…
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
…is the current state of the immigration system and how policies like the H-2A program is administered. “The problem with H-2A is there’s timelines and some requirements that just don’t…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
The sponsor of an immigration bill suspected to reduce the agriculture labor force in the U.S. says his legislation will not impact temporary workers, which are often used in agriculture…
Trump Endorsed Immigration Bill Could Harm Farm Labor
A bill endorsed by President Donald Trump that would change the U.S. immigration system may harm farm labor. The bill by Republican Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
…temporary or seasonal work. NMPF and leaders of its Immigration Task Force worked with Rep. Newhouse and Appropriations Committee leaders to advance the proposal so that dairy farmers can more…
New Protections For Immigrant Workers on Horizon
A California legislative committee recently amended a proposed bill that will define the individual rights of immigrant workers while on the job. The Immigration Worker Protection Act (AB 450) would…
PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder
…those jobs, their social and economic situations improve and they moved off into other sectors,” Whitaker said. “There has always been another wave of immigration or another source of people…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…participate in the program. A safety net is not a safety net if no one participates.” Siemen pointed out that dairy farmers are also facing other policy challenges, including immigration…