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John - 

"Please help American farmers and ranchers. Please help them secure
their future by getting immigration reform done this year."  

This was the plea from Joel Anderson, Executive Director of the Snake
River Farmers Association in Idaho, in a recent virtual conversation

calling on Congress to pass immigration reforms. Panelists representing
a cross-section of businesses, agricultural producers, the national
security  community, and more called for needed legislative reforms,
including passage of the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act
,
which would reform the process by which temporary foreign workers
migrate to the U.S. to work in agriculture. 

In recent months, everyday Americans and businesses alike have faced
major challenges: inflation, supply chain delays, and workforce
shortages that threaten U.S. food security and impact the affordability
of groceries.  

Urge your Senators to act now to keep food affordable by passing the
Farm Workforce Modernization Act.   

Lori Taylor, founder and CEO of the Produce Moms, agreed: "The two most
resilient communities I know are farmers and our moms, but no one can
continue to fight these grocery prices we have now. Immigration reform
without doubt will yield lower prices of goods at the grocery store." 

And these reforms wouldn't just benefit Americans in the checkout line
- they would also benefit the farmworkers who help power our economy
and keep food on our tables.  

"This is what H2-A and H2-B programs do
:
they change lives like mine, provide an honest way to come into the U.S.
and support your families," said Alla Kureninova, an Operations Manager
at Natural Beauty Growers in South Dakota.  

Tell your Senators to act now and pass the Farm Workforce Modernization
Act to help lower prices and support farmers and farmworkers.
  

Also a fan of passing agricultural reforms? National security experts.
"Border patrol officers have told me that the ability for farmworkers to
become legal reduced the amount of traffic they would see in between
ports of entry," said Doug Baker, Senior Director for Border and
Transportation Security Policy in the George W. Bush administration.
"The border is broken and it's up to Congress to fix it. They could
greatly enhance border security by creating worker programs for
farmworkers."  

The time is now for Congress to modernize the way we approach our
agricultural workforce to help address labor shortages, stabilize
grocery prices, and enhance our national security. Contact your Senators
now.   

Thanks for all you do to pass meaningful immigration reform,  

Laurence Benenson 
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy 
National Immigration Forum  

 

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