Current farm visa program 'unworkable'
Story Date: 7/31/2017

 

Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 7/29/17

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Friday that he considers the United States’ current farm-visa program to be “unworkable” but the issue probably will not come up in NAFTA talks that begin next month. Many U.S. farms depend on temporary agricultural workers who enter on special visas, but there have been complaints about red tape, delays and limits on the program.

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