Industry associations support bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Industry associations support the reintroduction of the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H.R. 1537.
“The Farm Workforce Modernization Act introduced by Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) is a testament to the efforts the agriculture industry and our friends in labor and the bipartisan members of Congress who are supporting this legislation,” said Tom Stenzel, CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association. “There remains work to be done to address our industry’s labor challenges. But this bill is an integral first step towards achieving our ultimate goal. United Fresh Produce Association and its members have pushed for this reform for many years and we look forward to working with Congress and the Administration to make it a reality.”
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actual number would be far, far higher. that s assuming the bill would restrict amnesty to farmworkers, good luck with that. hr 5038 imposes very low document standards. of those applying for amnesty can submit all kinds of different documents, there s no penalty for fraud. b there is no reason not to submit a bogus application, he needless to say many people would do. just as they did 30 years ago during the ronald reagan amnes amnesty. that supposedly limited farmworker amnesty drew hundreds of thousands of fraudulent applications that here is the key, most of them were approved anyway. in some cases, even illegal immigrants who arrived in this country after amnesty became law were allowed to benefit from the amnesty, think about that. it was aam joke. now they want to do it again but on a much larger scale. to sum up, the farm workforce modernization act of 2019 would reward lawbreaking, exacerbate the border crisis, and