Farmers to Capitol Hill: Agriculture Needs Action Now on Immigration Reform

Growers, Nurserymen Ask For Access to Legal & Stable Workforce

    WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
 issued by the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform:
     WHO:   Senator Larry Craig [R-ID] and Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and
            dozens of farmers from across America;
 
            Maureen Torrey of Torrey Farms, Elba, NY;
 
            Phil Glaize of Fred Glaize Inc., VA;
 
            Elia Vasquez, a strawberry and herb grower from Watsonville, CA;
 
            Mike Gempler of the Washington Growers League (WA) and National
            Council of Agriculture Employers from Yakima, WA;
 
            Tom Nassif, President of Western Growers Association.
 
     WHAT:  A group of lawmakers and farmers will gather to ask Congress to
            pass responsible immigration reform. Labor shortages are being
            reported on American farms across the country, leaving crops
            rotting in the field. Agriculture Needs Action Now from Congress to
            secure access to a legal and stable workforce.
 
     WHEN:  Tuesday, May 15, 2:00 p.m.
 
     WHERE: Senate Rules Committee Hearing Room
            Russell 301
            Washington, DC
     ABOUT: The Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform (ACIR) is the
 broad national coalition representing over 300 national, regional, and
 state organizations whose members produce fruit and vegetables, dairy,
 nursery and greenhouse crops, poultry, livestock, and Christmas trees.
 
 

SOURCE Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform