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Bracero Program
During World War II, Congress responded to growers’ worries about a shortage of agricultural workers by approving the temporary entry … Read more Bracero Program
Senator Chambliss`s HARVEST of Shame: Job Loss and Wage Cuts for American Farmworkers
Sen. Chambliss's 2011 proposed guestworker legislation, S. 1384.
Rep. Smith`s Killing Jobs Bill: the American Specialty Agriculture Act Would Lead to Job Loss and Wage Cuts for American Farmworkers
Rep. Smith's 2011 proposed guestworker legislation, H.R. 2847.
President Obama’s New Deferred Action Program: Important Information for Farmworkers
2015 Outreach Flier explaining eligibility for DAPA and expanded DACA.
President Obama`s Executive Action on Immigration
Analysis of President Obama's executive action on immigration (DAPA and expansion of DACA) and its positive impact on farmworkers and … Read more President Obama`s Executive Action on Immigration
Statement of Farmworker Justice on the Introduction of the Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act
Representative Berman introduced the Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act, H.R. 3017, which would stabilize the farm labor force while removing incentives … Read more Statement of Farmworker Justice on the Introduction of the Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act
Merchants of Labour in Three Centuries: Lessons from History for Reforming 21st Century Exploitation of Migrant Labour
Book chapter written by Farmworker Justice President Bruce Goldstein, included in an International Labor Organization (ILO) publication entitled “Merchants of … Read more Merchants of Labour in Three Centuries: Lessons from History for Reforming 21st Century Exploitation of Migrant Labour
Backgrounder: Bilateral Temporary Agricultural Worker Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico Raises Strong Concerns
August 2017 issue brief regarding discussions of potential new guestworker programs between the United States and Mexico.
Summary of AgJOBS
A summary of the AgJOBS farmworker immigration compromise. In the 112th Congress, it was included within Senator Menendez’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform … Read more Summary of AgJOBS
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Legislation
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 113th Congress (2013-2014)
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 114th Congress (2015-2016)
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 115th Congress (2017-2018)
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 118th Congress (2023-2024)
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Labor
- International Labor Issues
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - DOL Enforcement
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Joint Employer Standard
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA)
- National Agricultural Workers Survey
- Immigration