Apr 5, 2013
Immigration bill may blow up over ag workers

The Senate’s “gang of eight”could roll out a long awaited comprehensive immigration plan next week, but a key provision over what to do about the country’s immigrant agricultural workers is stuck in limbo and could be absent from the bill.

And without a deal between agricultural unions and growers, a comprehensive immigration reform would be less comprehensive than many expect, experts say. U.S. News & World Report

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