NMPF Calls on Senate to Pass Immigration Reform Measure for Agricultural Employers, Workers - May 19, 2008
Despite all of the work spent on the 2008 Farm Bill this month, the Senate was expected to address the Emergency Agriculture Relief Act (EARA), which would provide a temporary solution to the farm labor problem. Click here to read NMPF's statement encouraging the Senate to support this immigration reform.
NMPF Submits Comments to the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security - April 8, 2008
As an initiative to address proposed rule changes to the H-2A agricultural worker visa category, NMPF sent final comments to the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to urge them to allow dairy producers the ability to participate in the H-2A visa program. The dairy industry has been facing mounting pressure in recent years to find legal workers for its farms, and currently the "temporary or seasonal in nature" employment condition in the H-2A program excludes dairy, which requires year-long employment. Click here for a full version of the comments.
Immigration Update: Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction in No-Match Litigation - October 11, 2007
Click here for information about the litigation regarding the Social Security no-match letters
NMPF's Principles for Immigration Reform
1. Strengthen the borders;
2. Realistically address the 12 million undocumented workers in the country; and
3. Provide future temporary worker programs to fill jobs that Americans cannot or will not perform.
For more information on these principles, visit this page.
Other Links
Background and Talking Points on Immigration Reform
Summary of the Provisions of the "Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007" (AgJOBS)
