Tag: immigration
Ohio farm groups, businesses urge reform to address farm labor issues
Some Ohio farm and business groups are urging immigration reform, saying it could help address workforce shortages in the food and farm sectors.
House passes farm labor reform bill
The U.S. House passed a bill that would reform farm labor and create pathways to legal status for farm workers without legal status.
Why Biden’s immigration proposal matters to Ohio agriculture
Undocumented immigrants play a significant role in Ohio's agricultural workforce, but have never had a pathway to citizenship. That could change.
How to legally immigrate to the US
There are four ways to immigrate to the U.S. legally, and they all come with restrictions that make it difficult for undocumented immigrants to use.
An undocumented dairy worker shares his story
Tomás has lived and worked in the U.S. for more than two decades.
Knives, forks, and farmers favor acting on immigration
A plan two California lawmakers have developed, The Agricultural Worker Program Act, could put farmers and ranchers at the forefront of immigration reform.
Trump speaks to American Farm Bureau for second year
President Trump told the Farm Bureau that building a wall along the U.S. southern border is a matter of national security.
Farmers hope Trump gets immigrant labor
Farmers and produce growers hope President Trump will recognize the importance of immigrant labor in the U.S.
AFBF president to Congress: Slash regulations, reform immigration
According to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall , last year's election should send a message to politicians: "Ignore rural America at your own risk!”
For farmers and ranchers, immigration reform is needed
For farmers and ranchers, immigration reform must balance agriculture’s need for a dependable supply of agricultural labor with enhanced security at our nation’s border.
