The California Farm Bureau is urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Bill, now that the House has passed the measure.
In a news release, California Farm Bureau says the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would update agricultural visa programs and accommodate immigrant agricultural employees already in the country.
Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson says Farm Bureau will work with California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla to seek refinements to the bill’s guestworker provisions before a Senate vote.
Senate action would further recognize the essential work farm employees have performed during the COVID-19 pandemic according to Johansson.
