Source: Franco Ordonez and Kate Irby, MCCLATCHY DC, 4/24/19


Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is wading into legal immigration efforts led by Jared Kushner by dispatching a former farm lobbyist to work with the agribusiness community on how to meet their need for foreign workers without compromising the ideals of the administration. The plan is raising hopes in agriculture communities where farmers say they have been desperate for workers, while also increasing concern among pro-enforcement immigration groups that have raised questions about whether it is in line with President Donald Trump’s “Hire American” policies.

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