The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has been reintroduced to the House of Representatives by co-sponsors Zoe Lofgren of California and Washington state s Dan Newhouse.
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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.