House passes bill that would give legal status to thousands of undocumented farmworke

Under the proposal, the H-2A visa category for agricultural workers would be reformed to add flexibility for employers bringing in new foreign labor.

The bill would allow foreign workers who've worked in the U.S. agricultural sector for at least 180 days over the past two years to request five-year visas for themselves, their spouses and their minor children.

Those visas would be renewable for workers who prove they've worked in agriculture for more than 100 hours per year.

And some beneficiaries would be amenable to legal permanent residence, the prelude to citizenship, by paying a $1,000 fine.

Lofgren and Newhouse both underscored the idea that the bill "is not perfect," but said it's a good compromise for all sides.

"You know why this is possible?" said Díaz-Balart at a press conference celebrating the bill's passage.

"Because of [Lofgren's] honorability, her credibility, and the fact that whether you agree with her or not, you can trust her," said Díaz-Balart, a veteran of several high-profile immigration negotiations over more than 15 years.

It's unclear when or if the Senate will take up the bill, although Senators on both sides of the aisle are expecting pressure from the agricultural industry and workers' groups to move it forward.

And the White House has remained quiet on the bill, although both Newhouse and LaMalfa have been in contact with administration officials.

"We've been working with the administration to make sure that we're at least getting close to something that they could support," said Newhouse.

"There's no position statement at all whatsoever, they're continuing to keep an open mind, that's great, we want to continue working with them," he added.

https://thehill.com/latino/474210-ho...f-undocumented

This not even worth reading nor noticing...

Its DOA af

What a waste of taxpayer money.

Apparently it’s not DOA. Better chance of that passing than anything dream act related .

Only DNN can see the big picture. They're gonna try and finesse DACAs into this.


I world not be surprised if DACAs switch from their cushy jobs to farmwork just for this.

Just like the stupid impeachment bullshit they are wasting time with.

Many people on this forum are going through and saying its DOA.

It might be, but still some republicans voted for it.

And they really do need farm work labor to maintain food security in the United States.

It is really hard to be an ignorant republican idiot footsoldier if you have no illegals to pick your veggies and farm your cattle. Hard to be ignorant if you have no food.

Every single time they have harmed the illegal immigrant farmers, food goes unpicked, and they quietly reverse course. They are happy to proclaim they hate illegals, but they need them for farming. Weird how they dont proclaim a reversal of bad laws harming farmers.

The republican footsoldiers might have to face the music that 99% of the food they shove into their gaping maws with their grimy grubby hands might have been handled, picked, or farmed by the illegals they so despise.



Some might argue that aren't I just a footsoldier of the rabid-center? Perhaps. Do not ask a wise man, ask a fool.

I only serve the United Mexican States in its full unyielding glory.


Should've left Tejas alone...

LMAO. I thought about it for a second. Then was like naaaaahhhh....

If this is true, I’ll buy a farm. Let me know if you want to work on it.

Me too... ill put in 100 hours/year.

I'm a farmer