In the closing days of the 109th Congress, the National Council of Agricultural Employers is urging an all-out effort from agriculture to lobby congress for comprehensive agricultural worker reform. Earlier this fall, the U.S. Congress tackled the issue of border security, enacting legislation that will build a national fence. Senate Bill 359, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act (AgJOBS), passed the Senate in May with a bipartisan majority, but stalled in the House of Representatives as the House dealt only with border security and not immigration reform. Attempts in the Senate to amend the border fence legislation and […]