Deportations are up under the new Administration, stoking concerns about the ag workforce. One group says the immigration system needs to be fixed and says that is not a Democrat or Republican issue.
“Agriculture is not partisan. Everyone has to eat. Our viability, sustainability, and security of agriculture is dependent on both sides working together and finding genuine fixes to ensure that we’re able to continue feeding ourselves, our community, our state, our nation, as well as the world,” said Ben Tindall with Save Family Farming.
Tindall is encouraging lawmakers to use this as an opportunity to listen to farmers and get their ideas about fixing a problem they rely heavily on.
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As ag lawmakers in the Senate await the House vote on the Farm Bill, they are eager to discuss the challenges farmers face before it is their turn to take up the critical legislation.
