Homan hints Trump farm worker policy is coming

Border Czar Makes Misleading Claim About Immigrants With Criminal Records

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan, has been repeating the misleading claim that there are “over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the streets of this nation.” That number includes legal immigrants, not just those who entered the country illegally; about a third of them have only been charged, not convicted; and it’s unclear how many of them have be…

Trump Admin Discussing Policy Changes for Illegal Immigrant Farm Workers: Border Czar

White House border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday indicated that Trump administration officials are evaluating policies related to illegal immigrant workers in certain industries, such as agriculture and hospitality. In an interview with NewsNation, Homan said that officials from the Department of Agriculture, the Labor Department, and Homeland Security are “talking about policy changes now.” No details were provided. “The president committed there…

Homan hints Trump farm worker policy is coming

White House border czar Tom Homan said on Wednesday that the Trump administration is considering possible changes to its immigration enforcement policy as it relates to farm and hospitality workers. In an interview on NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Homan said people in the White House are talking about various policy solutions and he expects he could see…

NEFB says Congress needs to take up ag labor crisis - Brownfield Ag News

The president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau says he’d like to see Congress create a solution for the nation’s ag labor crisis. Mark McHargue says that could eliminate any confusion surrounding the administration’s policy on amnesty for farmworkers. “I think we have to know where our workers are coming from. We have to know their […] The post NEFB says Congress needs to take up ag labor crisis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Bracero Program 2.0: New U.S. Farmwork Plan

With an unprecedented labor shortage in agriculture, the United States has rolled out Bracero Program 2.0, a new bill proposed by Rep. Monica De La Cruz to modernize and reform the existing H-2A visa system. Bracero Program 2.0 borrows its name from the original Bracero Program (1942–1964), a guest worker program that brought more than...