Perdue: We Need To Work Together For Labor Fix

Nine month ago, many farmers were worried as the Trump Administration looked to crack down on those in the country illegally.

That move by the federal government made many wonder if they would have the needed labor force to harvest their crops, as many migrant workers were going into a modified form of hiding.  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said over the past couple of months, the leaders of several federal agencies involved in the labor and immigration issue have been communicating more with each other.

“In immigration and labor issues, it’s equities with the Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State, but we have an equity in that as well, because we represent the people who use the and want to use the legal farm labor, and I believe it’s our responsibility to help develop a program where they can have workers that are legal and they are comfortable not having to hide in the shadows.”

Some farmers have complained that the current system for finding and signing up farm workers is too complex, doesn’t meet their needs, especially for non-season, year round workers.

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