Published 3 years ago

Iowa pork producer: We need year-round immigrant workers

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Jen Sorenson is president of the National Pork Producers Council. She is urging members of the U.S. Senate to reform the visa system. The current H-2A visa program allows agribusinesses to fill temporary positions with foreign-born workers.

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Iowa pork producer: We need year-round immigrant workers

Wednesday's hearing focused on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would provide a pathway to legal status for more than 1 million undocumented farmworkers.

3 years ago·Des Moines, United States

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Pork Producers push for year-round visas for foreign born workers - Radio Iowa

An Ankeny woman who is president of the National Pork Producers Council is urging members of the U.S. Senate to reform the visa system so immigrants working as farm hands or in meat packing plants can stay permanently. “Our foreign born workforce is an essential part of our supply chain and we need visa reform […]

3 years ago

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