US EditionCongressmen decry turning Fairfield base into ‘mass deportation center’
- Federal legislators introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act this week aimed at updating the H-2A visa program for agricultural employees in the United States.
- The bill responds to oversight concerns raised by the Government Accountability Office and increased violations amid a 50% rise in approved visas from 2018 to 2023.
- The legislation allows undocumented farmworkers with at least 180 days of work to apply for certified agricultural worker status providing a pathway to legal residency and green cards based on experience.
- U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse and Zoe Lofgren emphasized bipartisan efforts to ease H-2A burdens, while advocacy groups like United Farm Workers urged real immigration reforms over intimidating policies.
- If enacted, the act could stabilize the agricultural workforce by creating legal pathways for farmworkers and improving the visa application process through electronic filing.
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Congressmen decry turning Fairfield base into ‘mass deportation center’
(KRON) -- Two congressmen sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following reports that the Trump administration is considering using Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield as an immigration detention facility and mass deportation center. U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) are calling the Travis Air Force Base plan "outrageous." “It’s outrageous and inappropriate for the Trump Administration to…
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House lawmakers propose bipartisan reform to help farmers amid mass deportations
(The Center Square) – As farmers grapple with the impact of mass deportations, federal lawmakers proposed a bill on Wednesday to reform the H-2A visa program for those seeking a legal agricultural workforce.
Agriculture and labor experts assess U.S. guest worker program in panel
A group of academics and agriculture professionals came together to talk about migrant labor and food production in a panel last week.The Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies department and Dialogue Project hosted the event on April 29, titled "If Not Immigrants, Who? Food labor in the Era of Mass Deportation." LALACS professor Matthew Garcia, who moderated the event, said it was important because "we rarely think about the question of h…
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