Friday, April 5, 2013

Agribusiness Push To Lower Farm Workers’ Wages May Undermine Deal On Immigration Reform

Agribusiness Push To Lower Farm Workers’ Wages May Undermine Deal On Immigration Reform: As lawmakers prepare to release legislative language for proposals that would allow an estimated 11.2 million undocumented immigrants to earn a path to citizenship, a small bipartisan group of senators is struggling to reach a deal for how to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, threatening to undermine the newfound momentum [...]/p