Immigration Issues

Letter to Members of the House of Representatives - September 19, 2008

When Congressman John McHugh (NY) introduced the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act of 2008 (H.R. 6885), NMPF sent this letter to other House members praising the effort for immigrant labor reform for the dairy industry and encouraging other representatives to become cosponsors of the bill. Read the full letter here.

 

NMPF Submits Comments to the General Services Administration - August 11, 2008

After the Federal Register published a proposed E-Verify mandatory enrollment rule in its June 12, 2008 issue, NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak sent this letter to the General Services Administration that asked for clarification of the proposed rule and expressed concern about the rule's potential negative impacts on dairy farmers. Read the full letter here.

 

NMPF Calls on Senate to Pass Immigration Reform Measure for Agricultural Employers, Workers - May 19, 2008

Despite all of the work spent on the 2008 Farm Bill this month, the Senate was expected to address the Emergency Agriculture Relief Act (EARA), which would provide a temporary solution to the farm labor problem. Click here to read NMPF's statement encouraging the Senate to support this immigration reform.

 

NMPF Submits Comments to the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security - April 8, 2008

As an initiative to address proposed rule changes to the H-2A agricultural worker visa category, NMPF sent final comments to the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to urge them to allow dairy producers the ability to participate in the H-2A visa program. The dairy industry has been facing mounting pressure in recent years to find legal workers for its farms, and currently the "temporary or seasonal in nature" employment condition in the H-2A program excludes dairy, which requires year-long employment. Click here for a full version of the comments.

 

Immigration Update: Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction in No-Match Litigation - October 11, 2007

Click here for information about the litigation regarding the Social Security no-match letters

 

NMPF's Principles for Immigration Reform

1. Strengthen the borders;

2. Realistically address the 12 million undocumented workers in the country; and

3. Provide future temporary worker programs to fill jobs that Americans cannot or will not perform.

 

For more information on these principles, visit this page.

 

Other Links

Background and Talking Points on Immigration Reform

Summary of the Provisions of the "Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007" (AgJOBS)