Deport felons, not farmworkers, says grower group

The Western Growers Association, speaking for produce growers in Arizona, California and Colorado, says immigration reform should go hand in hand with the Trump administration’s priority of deporting undocumented immigrants guilty of serious crimes. Western Growers chief executive Tom Nassif said, “Much of our [U.S.] agricultural productivity is owed to the hard work of foreign… » Read More

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