House vote opens path to legal status for immigrant farmworkers

In a 247-174 vote, the Democrat-led House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on Thursday, which would provide a path to legal status for almost one million immigrant farmworkers and reform the existing H-2A visa program for agricultural workers. The bill has received widespread, but not universal, support from food worker and farm advocacy groups.… » Read More

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