Thread: Washington will check farm workers' documents

Published October 08, 2008
Washington will check farm workers' documents



Washington state officials have agreed to screen potential farm hands for immigration violations before referring them to jobs.

The move comes after the federal government threatened to cut millions of dollars from a program that matches workers with jobs. The screening begins Jan. 1.

The dispute centers on the federal H-2A guest-worker program, which allows farmers to recruit workers from foreign countries if they can prove there is a shortage of legal, local workers.

http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/612146.html

Maybe the state of Washington isn't beyond hope.....In 2004 Democrat Christine Gregoire was swept in as governor---with a massive lead of 133 votes. Yes, this is where ACORN was proven to be conducting false voter registration efforts, right in the Seattle area.

Her Republican opponent, Dino Rossi, seems to be leading a bit more strongly this year. And Gregoire's wasteful spending programs are being closely scrutinized by the electorate.

The dispute centers on the federal H-2A guest-worker program, which allows farmers to recruit workers from foreign countries if they can prove there is a shortage of legal, local workers.

I dont trust any of them. What are they going to do, put an ad in some newspaper on the other side of the country where no one sees it, and then declare that they advertised the jobs but no one applied?

When are they going to start checking all I-9s, too?

The golden rule, rules