Thread: Immigration measure urged (AgJobs & Dream Act amnesties)

omaha.com
Published Friday May 14, 2010
Immigration measure urged
By Cindy Gonzalez
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Doubtful that Congress will pass a major immigration overhaul anytime soon, [b]a U.S. Chamber of Commerce official said Friday it’s time for a “down paymentâ€

There is no need for AG-JOBS!

Please petition your congressional representatives for the United States Congress reform our H-1B Temporary Workers in Agriculture program along the lines of Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Porgram (SAWP) - link below - which evidently has worked successfully for decades! Under SAWP, the Canadian government contracts directly with other foreign governments, primarily that of Mexico, for seasonal agricultural workers. The foreign governments themselves select the seasonal workers from their country who will participate in the program each year. Canada inspects the operations of the farmers before they certify them as qualified employers, and guarantees all the workers' labor rights and full payment of their wages in Canada. At the end of their employment, all the seasonal agricultural workers are transported directly back to their home countries. (by Air Canada, I think). Both Canadian planter/growers and the workers themselves are satisfied with the SAWP program, and the question of giving such workers resident status in Canada plays no part of it.

Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP):
http://www.rhdcc-hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workpl ... _tfw.shtml