EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 March 18, 2021 (House Floor) STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 1603 – Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (Rep. Lofgren, D-CA, and 23 cosponsors) The Administration
The White House: “Statement of Administrative Policy” on Farm Workforce Modernization Act
FOX 7 Austin: House OKs bills offering pathway to legal status to Dreamers, farm workers, other immigrants
By Alan Fram Published 2 days ago NewsAssociated Press Facebook Twitter Print Email White House press secretary discusses influx of migrants at border, unaccompanied children White House Press Secretary said March 5 that senior members of Biden’s team will travel
Politico: ‘There’s tremendous fear’: Farmworkers face vaccine eligibility woes
Many states have been slow to make migrant workers eligible, which has put 3 million people at risk for Covid. More than a half-million agriculture workers have been infected with Covid-19, according to a Purdue University analysis. | John
UFW & UFW Foundation hail passage of landmark immigration bills ‘emancipating’ farm workers and Dreamers and TPS recipients
White House’s strongly worded backing for farm worker bill Farm workers and their advocates hailed passage Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 1603, the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, and H.R. 6, the Dream
Seatle Times: Washington health officials race to vaccinate farmworkers as more front-line employees become eligible
March 17, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated March 17, 2021 at 3:01 pm Restart gallery More Photo Galleries Snow — and more snow — on Snoqualmie Pass Seattle swamped with snowy scenes on Saturday Snowy scenes from the Seattle
Green America: Who Feeds the Farmworkers?
By Mary Meade Community members often assist with the harvest of garden produce at Misión Peniel. Photo by Lisette Morales. Immigrants and migrant workers are overwhelmingly the people responsible for getting food from fields onto American plates. When they
Illinois Newsroom: ‘We’re Very Grateful’: For Some Farmworkers, U.S. Work Visas Provide Opportunity For Vaccination
Dana Cronin and Christine Herman March 17, 2021 Share on facebook Share on twitter Photo: Christine Herman/Illinois Newsroom COBDEN — On a recent Saturday, white vans shuttled small groups of migrant farmworkers from the southern Illinois orchard where they
WSKG npr: As Planting Season Nears, Farm Workers Want Vaccines Now
By Ellen Abbott | March 17, 2021 MoreFacebookTwitterTumblrPinterestEmailShare SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Farm workers in New York state are one of the populations waiting for the state to deem them eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. There’s growing concern
Yakima Herald: Agriculture industry, farmworker advocates craft efforts to get workers vaccinated
MAI HOANG Yakima Herald-Republic Mar 17, 2021 Updated 1 hr ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 6 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save About a dozen employees at Kershaw Cos. have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 so far. Besides
CBS News: Efforts to vaccinate farmworkers hindered by eligibility
By Max Bayer March 17, 2021 / 3:56 PM / CBS News As the Biden administration expands vaccine supply across the country, a federal program aimed at vaccinating agricultural workers has hit a roadblock in states where they aren’t
Albuquerque Journal: Colorado Senate panel advances farmworker wages, rights bill
By James Anderson / Associated Press Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 at 4:21pmUpdated: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 at 7:35pm FILE – In this June 15, 2020, file photo, is an overhead view of the Senate chambers in the State
Capital Public Radio News: More Than 300 Agricultural Organizations Support Reforming Nation’s Guestworker Program
Rich Ibarra Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | Sacramento, CA Listen 1:23 More than 300 agricultural organizations have come out in support of reforming the nation’s guestworker program, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Advocates say it would help ease chronic
Thruthout: Many Agricultural Workers Still Can’t Get COVID Vaccine as Growing Season Begins
By Leanna First-Arai, Truthout Published March 16, 2021 Share Share via Facebook Share via Twitter Share via Email Reading List Human Rights Exploiting More Than the Land: Sex Violence Linked to Enbridge Line 3 Pipeliners Environment & Health Many
KVPR: Kern County, United Farm Workers Providing Vaccines To Over 4,000 Farmworkers
By Madi Bolanos• 1 hour ago ShareTweetEmail Courtesy of the United Farm Worker Foundation Listen Listening… 1:18 Listen to the story here. Over 1,000 farm workers in Kern County received their first round of vaccines last weekend in Delano.
Forbes: 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Await Chance To Come Out From The Shadows
Andy J. SemotiukContributorPolicyI write about investor immigration and about Immigration issues. This week the House of Representatives is expected to take up the matter of immigration, through the adoption of two bills, the American Dream and Promise Act of
The Denver Post: Cesar Chavez Tribute with Mo Jourdane
Posted by reneefaja on March 15, 2021 in Adams County, Arapahoe County, Denver, Denver Education, Douglas County, Jefferson County | 7 Views | Leave a response Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC), Colorado Folk Arts Council, Metro State University
CBS 58: Milwaukee’s 3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration to take place virtually March 31
By: CBS 58 Newsroom Posted: Mar 15, 2021 3:32 PM CDT | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 5:06 PM CDT facebook twitter email Remaining Time -3:23 UNMUTE NOW: Milwaukee’s 3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Celebration to take place virtually March 31 NEXT: Blood
KUNR Public Radio: No Health Insurance Or Sick Leave: Many Nevada Farmworkers Face Hardships During Pandemic
By Natalie Van Hoozer• 9 hours ago KUNR Public Radio: Local News FeedShareTweetEmail A farmworker in Yerington, Nev., harvesting lettuce in July 2019. Cecilia Alonso visited this field to hand out cooling pads and water to help farmworkers endure
Hilton Head Island Packet: ‘A little ray of hope’: In South Carolina, the push to vaccinate farm workers begins
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows March 15, 2021 04:30 AM Duration 1:23Coronavirus threatens NC agriculture and seasonal farmworkers The State Department said on March 17, 2020 that because of COVID-19 all routine visa processes would be suspended, cutting off new H2-A
KIMA CBS 29: What the ag overtime bill would mean for local growers and farmworkers
by Angela KerndlMonday, March 15th 2021 ag workers.JPG YAKIMA COUNTY — Agricultural workers here in the Yakima Valley may soon become eligible for overtime pay under a bill that’s already moved through the state senate with bipartisan support. “It
Times of San Diego: Opinion: Congress Cannot Forget the Undocumented Farmworkers Who Feed America
by Raoul Lowery Contreras 20 mins ago Share this: Traveling the nearly 500 miles from Washington through New York to Boston by car, you won’t see many agricultural workers tending or picking crops. The opposite is true on a
Tampa Bay Times: Immigration overhaul bill may reform Florida farm working conditions
In Florida, the majority of farmworkers are immigrants who hail from South and Central America, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. By Dalia Faheid, Medill News ServicePublished Earlier todayUpdated Earlier todayAdvertisement WASHINGTON — Working conditions
WTRF: House To Vote This Week On Citizenship For ‘Dreamers,’ Legal Status For Farm Workers
Politics by: ABC News Posted: Mar 15, 2021 / 07:01 AM EDT / Updated: Mar 15, 2021 / 07:01 AM EDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More The House will
Politico: Immigration up next on Capitol Hill
By OLIVIA BEAVERS 03/15/2021 08:27 AM EDT Presented by With Susannah Luthi. IMMIGRATION ON THE MIND: It is a big week for immigration. The House is poised to vote on two immigration bills this week, both narrower pieces of
The Counter: Farm workers still don’t get paid for overtime in most places: “This is the very definition of structural racism”
by H. Claire Brown 01.14.2021, 10:53amPolitics Share Link Copied! Save for later Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images Experts say a policy change is both fair and feasible. When will it happen? Last year, New York joined a handful of