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Immigration overhaul bill may reform Florida farm working conditions In Florida, the majority of farmworkers are immigrants who hail from South and Central America, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.     Farmworkers at a Volusia County fernery receive receive water bottles and safety guidance on heat stress in 2019. [ Farmworker Association of Florida ] By Dalia Faheid, Medill News Service Published Mar. 15 Updated Mar. 15 WASHINGTON — Working conditions for Florida’s undocumented farmworkers could drastically improve under recently proposed immigration reform legislation that would put them on a long-awaited path to citizenship while also providing labor protections. “It’s something that needs to happen. We’ve been relying on imported farm labor forever, and we need to do right by the people who pick our fruits and vegetables,” said Nezahualcoyotl Xiuhtecutli, general coordinator at the Farmworker Associati

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