(Idaho Statesman) — For 27 years, Maria has worked on farms near the Oregon-Idaho state line. In that time she’s been confined to stay near her home in Oregon, and missed her brother’s funeral in California and family visits in Mexico. She just wants to feel “un poco libre” a little bit free, she […]
Immigration reform could help lower rising food prices. Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo and farming experts are pushing the Farm Workforce Modernization. About half of American farmworkers are undocumented. Worker shortages are causing the cost of meat, fruit, vegetables and eggs to increase.
Experts say fixing America s agricultural labor system will provide relief to farmers and consumers by alleviating the worker shortage that has caused grocery prices to skyrocket.