Immigration reform bill release, hearing delayed
April 16, 2013 | 01:51 PM
The “gang of eight” senators who have written a bipartisan immigration reform bill today postponed a news conference to release the bill due to the bombings in Boston, and the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the bill until Friday.
The bill includes a section on farm and agriculture workers. The senators may file the bill by tonight, an ag immigration lobbyist said.
Deb Atwood, executive director of AGree, a foundation-funded effort on farm policy, today commended Sens. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Michael Bennet, D-Colo. and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for reaching agreement on the agriculture section.
“The bipartisan agreement on immigration reform presents a huge opportunity for millions of foreign born agricultural workers who want to build a better future for themselves and their families and for farmers and ranchers struggling with serious labor shortages,” Atwood said.
“AGree has supported efforts to overcome volatile and divisive differences that have doomed past reform efforts and we will continue to use our convening powers and work with allies to help achieve a new national immigration policy that recognizes the importance of a stable, legal workforce in agriculture.”
The bill includes a section on farm and agriculture workers. The senators may file the bill by tonight, an ag immigration lobbyist said.
Deb Atwood, executive director of AGree, a foundation-funded effort on farm policy, today commended Sens. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Michael Bennet, D-Colo. and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for reaching agreement on the agriculture section.
“The bipartisan agreement on immigration reform presents a huge opportunity for millions of foreign born agricultural workers who want to build a better future for themselves and their families and for farmers and ranchers struggling with serious labor shortages,” Atwood said.
“AGree has supported efforts to overcome volatile and divisive differences that have doomed past reform efforts and we will continue to use our convening powers and work with allies to help achieve a new national immigration policy that recognizes the importance of a stable, legal workforce in agriculture.”
