Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Marianne Schweers, owner of the Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm in New Mexico to discuss the economic benefits of commonsense immigration reform for agriculture and rural communities.
Audio from New Mexico call: http://ocbmtcreal.usda.gov/player/usda/usdaplayer.html?src=secy/081313_2
The White House recently released a report, "Fixing Our Broken Immigration System: The Economic Benefits to Agriculture and Rural Communities" which outlines the worker shortage agriculture faces today and highlights the important benefits commonsense immigration reform would provide for the domestic agriculture sector, its workforce, and rural communities.
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- Published: 13 August 2013 13 August 2013