New guest worker legislation to be introduced soon

New guest worker legislation to be introduced soon

A new ag guest-worker bill is being developed by Florida Congressman Ted Yoho, and farmers heard more about it at World Dairy Expo. 

The bill would create a five-year guest worker program with

no touchbacks, assign the guest worker to a specific employer with the ability

to change jobs, and utilize e-verify technology with quarterly check-ins for

employees.

American Dairy Coalition CEO Laurie Fischer tells Brownfield she likes what she hears about the Yoho proposal so far.

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