WI Farm Bureau: Immigration reform may combat labor shortage

WI Farm Bureau: Immigration reform may combat labor shortage

By Judith Ruiz-Branch   The state’s largest farm organization wants what it calls “meaningful” immigration reform rather than aggressive federal detention and deportation efforts.Tyler Wenzlaff, director of national affairs for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, pointed out rural Wisconsin supported President Donald Trump in large numbers despite immigration threats being a central part of his platform. But immigrant labor is vital in the state, particu…