Source: Todd Fitchette, FARM PROGRESS, 10/31/19


A bipartisan House bill appears to have wide support among U.S. agriculture and the United Farm Workers Union. A long list of supporters was included in information released Oct. 30 that included national and state associations across the country. Dubbed the “Farm Workforce Modernization Act,” the bill by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and a host of other U.S. Representatives seeks to provide earned legalization for certified agricultural workers, improve the H-2A program, and establish a mandatory e-verify program for the agricultural sector.

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