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  • April 1st 2012 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert
  • USA Farmers seek reform

    Employers unite to push for reform of guest-worker program.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]Chalmers Carr III doesn’t expect Congressional action on farm labor and immigration issues before the fall elections this year, and he hopes the labor situation won’t get much worse this growing ­season. If it does get worse this year, however, it might help his cause. After the elections, he hopes, reforms can come—and he’s positioning himself and more than a thousand other employers of seasonal farm labor to make the case for a reformed guest-worker program. Carr, […]

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