Migrant farmworker bill opens major rift within GOP
- Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson introduced the Securing Agricultural Workforce Act on June 30, aiming to allow illegal agricultural workers to stay in the U.S., with bipartisan support from over 40 co-sponsors and backing from more than 400 agricultural groups.
- SAWA expands the H-2A guest worker program to include year-round jobs in sectors like dairy and logging, while capping wage adjustments for guest workers, which has drawn criticism for potentially lowering wages for American agricultural workers.
- The bill caused division within the GOP, with figures like Gov. Ron DeSantis and FAIR opposing it as an amnesty promoting illegal immigration, while supporters defend it as necessary to protect the food supply.
- SAWA was referred to the House Judiciary Committee but was excluded from its immigration package; its future remains uncertain amid ongoing political debate.
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Food fight: Conservative leaders call GOP-led amnesty scheme a ‘betrayal’ of voters
Source link Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., at the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Video screenshot) Conservatives argue that Republicans in Congress are betraying American farm workers with this new amnesty bill. Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania introduced the Securing Agricultural Workforce Act (SAWA) on June 30, which aims
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Conservative Leaders Call GOP-Led Amnesty Bill ‘Betrayal’ To Voters
Republicans may be betraying American agricultural workers with the Securing Agricultural Workforce Act.
House GOP Farm Bill Draws Conservative Amnesty Fury
Arguing it conflicts with President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, a House Republican proposal to address labor shortages on America's farms is coming under heavy fire from conservatives, who warn the measure would amount to amnesty for illegal aliens.
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