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From LompocRecord.com, 22 Sept 2011. The U.S. House of Representatives may be on the verge of considering a farm worker bill that would make the E-Verify process mandatory. E-Verify is the process by which employers confirm the immigration status of a worker, either through a Social Security number, via Homeland Security, or by other means. … Continue reading
From ThePacker.com, Tom Karst, 21 Sept 2011. Any pretense that the Legal Workforce Act would accommodate the needs of agriculture was dissolved with the votes of the House Judiciary Committee Sept. 21. The mandatory E-Verify bill, H.R. 2885, was approved out of committee by a vote of 22-13. At the same time, the committee approved … Continue reading
From MiamiHerald.com, Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers, 8 Sept 2011. WASHINGTON — Half a million foreign farmworkers could gain visas annually under a new plan that some U.S. growers believe doesn’t go far enough. Entering a political minefield, the conservative chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has written a bill that gives growers some of what … Continue reading
From FresnoBee.com, Robert Rodriguez, 7 Aug 2011. As Congress debates a bill to crack down on undocumented immigrants, California farmers are angling for a way to bring foreign guest workers into the U.S., saying it may be the only way they can stay in business. Farmers and agriculture leaders have been fretting for weeks over … Continue reading
From CFBF.com, California Farm Bureau Federation, Paul Wenger, CFBF President, 3 Aug 2011. Here we go again: “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.” This is the mantra we’ve been hearing as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, has been developing legislation that will create a mandatory electronic … Continue reading
From CNN.com, Rafael Romo, CNN Senior Latin American Affairs Editor, 13 Apr 2011. Washington (CNN) — The agricultural industry in the United States could face a crisis if the country doesn’t find a way to attract more legal farm workers from abroad soon. That’s one of the conclusions reached Wednesday at a congressional hearing. The … Continue reading
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