Farm groups push Senate for visa changes amid immigration concerns
Time is ticking for the U.S. Senate to revamp a farm worker visa program this session. But immigration concerns nationally may prevent passage.
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Time is ticking for the U.S. Senate to revamp a farm worker visa program this session. But immigration concerns nationally may prevent passage.
Osha should not be regulating the conditions, the health and safety conditions for workers in that place. >> absolutely. and also what we have seen is it's more likely for essential workers, service workers, low-income workers to actually be infected with covid. so there are fits parities, even racial disparities in terms of occupational risk. so i'm concerned that this ruling is going to put especially that worker population, low income, essential workers, service workers at risk at work and pose poshl threat to their safety, their health as well as their lives. >> well, this split on the cou...
And prove to this employer that i can do really good so that somebody else come work for them. what we have gone to the nanny state and said fix this for us. we should not even have a minimum wage. wages are flexible because threntsd is put on the table and somebody buys that talent. ainsley: what do you think about there are 20 states that want to change the minimum wage. they want to increase 7.25 up to $15. >> i think those states are at risk for the states that say to the businesses come on in here and create jobs. and you negotiate with our worker population pay them. competition is what ...