For over a year, we have been tested by the COVID-19 pandemic. During this trying time, many thousands of Utahns are working hard on the front lines as essential workers, serving in critical industries like health care, agriculture and working at the grocery store.
Even upon introduction, the bill s sponsors acknowledged the possibility of an alternative piece-by-piece approach to passing immigration reform. We are pursuing an all of the above strategy, lead sponsor Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., said at the news conference unveiling the bill. All options are on the table, and we hope to pass robust immigration reform, but there are other great immigration bills that we also will be taking up and hopefully passing as well.
Democrats hold thin majorities in both chambers of Congress, and the legislation would require a minimum of 10 Republican votes to defeat a Senate filibuster and move the bill to a final vote on passage.
They Help Put Food on Your Table. Undocumented Farmworkers Should be Legal | Opinion Sarah Chavera Edwards
, writer On 2/23/21 at 8:00 AM EST
President Joe Biden called for immigration reform during his presidential campaign. Now that he is in office, it is time his administration and Congress act on behalf of undocumented farmworkers across the nation.
In November 2019, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act was introduced. It passed in the House through a bipartisan effort but was then tabled due to the rise of COVID-19.
The act will be voted on in Congress on or before March 12. It addresses the plight of undocumented farmworkers who want legal protection to work in the United States.
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