Agriculture Secretary defends farmworkers changes against immigration attacks.
July 21, 2021
The Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack batted back attacks from Republicans on the Biden administration’s border policies while discussing migrant farmworker programs. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on creating a pathway to citizenship for migrant farmworkers, several Republicans said they would not support such legislation without first ramping up border security. In March, the House passed legislation that would allow migrants who worked a certain number of years in agriculture to apply for legal status. Vilsack defended the bill by saying that he does not believe its passage would cause an influx of migrants at the border.