Fox stirs renewed Valley ag debate: Farm leaders lobbying for immigration reform agree with Mexican president

"That's why we want a reformed H2A [guest worker program]," said Glen Goto, president of the Raisin Bargaining Association in Fresno. "We need a program for the future that will work and that could bring in workers from Mexico, from Southeast Asia or anywhere." Goto returned...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Pollock, Dennis
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 03.03.2006
Subjects
Border security
Cunha, Manuel Jr
Goto, Glen
Hester, Adin
Immigration policy
Lobbying
Presidents
Workers
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Summary:"That's why we want a reformed H2A [guest worker program]," said Glen Goto, president of the Raisin Bargaining Association in Fresno. "We need a program for the future that will work and that could bring in workers from Mexico, from Southeast Asia or anywhere." Goto returned this week from a visit to Washington, D.C., where he pressed for changes in immigration policy. The subject will be a principal topic of discussion at Saturday's annual meeting of the association in Fresno. The U.S. Senate on Thursday began a debate on immigration and border security. Goto was among farm leaders who participated in a Fresno labor summit with a strategy that includes a mid-March stepped-up lobbying effort on labor needs and immigration. Manuel Cunha Jr., who spearheaded the Fresno summit, was in Washington on Thursday meeting with lawmakers as the Senate began a markup of an immigration bill.