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The ag immigration bill passed the House in March 2021.

Farm Press Staff

August 24, 2022

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A major West Coast farm organization is urging the U.S. Senate to pass an agriculture immigration bill that was approved by the House of Representatives in March 2021.

Western Growers released a new video Aug. 22 that urges senators to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to ease the industry's labor shortage and, in turn, help lower the burden of food prices on consumers.

The group says the current broken immigration system fails to provide the workers the agriculture industry needs to support our country's food production. According to a recent study by Texas A&M University, solving the labor shortage will reduce food prices.

Related: Ag groups continue calls for addressing ag labor crisis

The bipartisan bill, passed twice by the House, provides a path to legal status for experienced, domestic farmworkers and streamlines the H-2A temporary worker visa program.

Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., authored the House legislation. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have been working for months to advance a Senate version.

To watch the entirety of the video, click here.

Source: Western Growers, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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