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Is the Abandonment of Guest Worker COVID Protections a Taste of Things to Come?
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would likely lead to enormous increases in the number of workers brought to the U.S. by growers.
David Bacon
Dorian Lopez, an H-2A guest worker from Mexico, lives in barracks in central Washington built to house contract workers brought to the U.S. by growers under the H-2A visa program.
 is co-publishing this article.
Growers are just beginning to bring this yearâs wave of contracted laborers into Washington state for the coming season to pick apples, cherries and other fruit. The laborers are arriving to just-relaxed COVID-19 health and safety requirements for farmworkers, courtesy of a Superior Court judge in Yakima County, the heart of the stateâs apple country.
During his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, President Biden touched upon the topic that, for many, is the defining issue of his presidency.
Alexandra Allen, owner of Main Street Produce and Freshway Farms, has operated her Santa Maria-based businesses alongside her husband since the '70s. Only in the.
Biden to address immigration policy as 100th day in office looms
President Joe Biden will address Congress nearly 100 days after he took office. One of the issues he was expected to address is immigration. Author: Adriana Loya (12NEWS) Updated: 4:17 AM MST April 29, 2021
PHOENIX Almost 100 days into his presidency, President Joe Biden has fulfilled almost all of his campaign promises centered on the pandemic and climate change, but has fallen short tackling other issues, like immigration.
On his first day in office, Biden sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress. The bill included a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, also known as Dreamers, Temporary Protective Status beneficiaries, and more of the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living and working in the U.S.