The U.S. House recently passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. It’s the second time since 1986 that the House has approved an agriculture immigration reform bill.
The bill’s prospects in the U.S. Senate are unclear.
Reliable, skilled labor continues to be a critical issue for America’s farmers and ranchers, said Gary Joiner of the Texas Farm Bureau
The farm workforce is aging. Farmers and ranchers struggle to fill positions.
Farm and ranch work is challenging, often seasonal and transitory. With fewer and fewer Americans growing up on the farm or ranch, it’s increasingly difficult to find American workers interested in these kinds of jobs.
The issue is complex and politically charged.
But the fact remains that instability in the agricultural workforce puts domestic food production at risk.
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