immigration

The future crop symbiosis between the U.S. and Mexico

It’s starting to look like a glitch in the Matrix. Yet again, agricultural leaders are calling upon Congress to adopt...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Biden and AMLO: Nothing on immigration for now

To judge from the news accounts, the July 12 meeting between President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador...

3 years ago 2 minute read

IFPA joins call for Senate action on farm labor shortage and rising food costs

July 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today national and state agricultural leaders joined Republican Members of Congress – including U.S. Representatives Dan...

3 years ago 14 minute read

Texas sees its biggest immigration tragedy

One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...

3 years ago 3 minute read

IFPA helps form new immigration coalition

March 2, 2022 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – As part of its strategic commitment to government advocacy and leadership,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Driscoll’s-funded documentary ‘The Last Harvest’ released on Vimeo

WATSONVILLE, Calif.–The award-winning documentary, “The Last Harvest,” releases for free exclusively on Vimeo for a timely Thanksgiving message of appreciation and...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Causes of the labor shortage a complex mix

“Complaining that people don’t want to work because they could make more on unemployment is a funny way of admitting...

4 years ago 4 minute read

George W. Bush pushes immigration reform

Which is the latest organization to speak out in favor of immigration reform? The George W. Bush Institute, a conservative...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Immigration reform no closer to reality

The U.S. House of Representatives expect to pass the Farm Modernization Workforce Act as soon as Thursday, March 18. The...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Immigration reform bill introduced in House of Representatives

The United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 sent this member alert: March 4, 2021 — Bipartisan legislation titled the Farm...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Biden admin restarts immigration bill

Potentially the most important news to affect the produce industry this week is new labor legislation proposed by the Biden...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Showing the weight of lobbying

We all love the famous quote, “laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made,” attributed to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

United Fresh warns border shutdown will harm produce industry

PRESS RELEASE On March 27, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan stated that CBP will be...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Avocados caught in political crossfire

In this age where everything turns political, avocados have gotten caught in the crossfire between anti-Trump and anti-immigration coalitions. How...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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