AG Jobs could pass tommorow

Senate Committee Passes Amnesty for Illegal Ag Workers
(May 15) At today's markup of the Iraq supplemental appropriations bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee committed an outrageous act of disrespect for our men and women in uniform and to the citizens of this country by adopting an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that gives amnesty to illegal-alien agricultural workers. The copy of the amendment obtained by NumbersUSA indicates a maximum of 1.35 million illegal aliens, plus their families, could obtain "emergency agricultural worker status" for a five-year period. However, the amendment also provides for an adjustment of status, which paves the way for permanent legalization. The committee also adopted other immigration-related amendments, including one that drastically expands the H-2B visa program for non-agricultural seasonal workers.

A vote by the full Senate may occur as early as tomorrow, so please contact your Senators now to urge them to work to strip the amnesty from the Iraq spending bill on the floor, as well as the other amendments increasing immigration levels.

Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121

The most important point to stress is that there is no need for an amnesty to provide growers with workers. There already is an H-2A foreign ag worker program that provides growers with an unlimited number of temporary workers if the growers agree to pay a decent wage and ensure that they go home at the end of the season. Feinstein is just trying to protect the abysmally low wages and bad working conditions that farmworkers labor under.

i think AG JOBS will pass soon, because they have no excuse to block that bill......america need for farmer worker......How about H-1B attach with Dream act it better than others. come on attach with DREAM ACT....damn

W.T.F.

AGjobs gets attached but no DREAM?

WTF IS THIS???? Did they not hear durbin say no dream, no SHIT?

Omg i'm gonna join Alipac to block this thing out of spite.

What a surprise,I'm glad the bill passed committee with Agjobs.Hey kenny,It also looks like Lofgren is pushing H1B reform on the other side in the House with Sensenbrenner for those who are Master & Doctoral graduates.
I think this program that Lofgren is proposing with Sensenbrenner could substantially help some of us under 245i.

If I have an ag scholarship and I work in the agriculture industry during the summer as an intern does this mean I could apply? I am confused? Is this what is all about? Anyone?

As always, thanks for your intelligent comments.

^it's called venting because I actually want Dream to pass before anything else.

Dream > your spaz attacks

Let me get this straight....Sensenbrenner is actually working on a progressive immigration bill??!?!?!?

I didnt know the inquisitor was back

Hey! Sennenbrenner is a douche but not all the time. CSPA is in thanks to that asshole. I don't know if I should slap him or hug him if I meet him. Most likely slap him for trying to make me a felon for something I did when I was a toddler but thanks you gambling addicted asshole for CSPA.