G.O.P. Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Farms Agenda ? Pro President Obama Blog

U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Industry is one the is very labor intensive. Simply shutting American?s door to immigrant farm workers is not the solution.

Reduction in the supply of workers that could make agricultural labor more expensive for the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry may impact industry competitiveness but the effects would vary by commodity that would lead to the extintion of American farms, American jobs and ?heavy importing of fruits , vegetables and other food items.

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Farmers Oppose G.O.P. Bill on Immigration

7/30/11 By JESSE McKINLEY and JULIA PRESTON

Farmers across the country are rallying to fight a Republican-sponsored bill, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2164?(E-Verify), that would force them and all other employers to verify the legal?immigration?status of their workers, a move some say could imperil not only future harvests but also the agricultural community?s traditional support for conservative candidates.

The bill was proposed by Representative Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican who is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. It would require farmers ? who have long relied on a labor force of immigrants, a majority here without legal documents ? to check all new hires through E-Verify, a federal database run by the Department of Homeland Security devised to ferret out illegal immigrants.

For the entire?article:?http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/us/politics/31verify.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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Texas Democrats attack GOP Rep. Lamar Smith over HALT Act

July 22, 2011 Julian Aguilar ? Texas Tribune

AUSTIN ? Republican U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith?s attempt to strip President Barack Obama?s administration of its immigration enforcement powers has drawn a harsh rebuke from Texas Democrats in the U.S. House, who say the proposal ?is an attack on (the president?s) integrity that should not pass unnoticed or unopposed.?

Smith, R-San Antonio, this month introduced the Hinder the Administration?s Legalization Temptation ?(HALT) Act, which would prevent the administration from, among other things, canceling the removal of illegal immigrants, granting protective status to any immigrant and granting parole or issuing deferred action ?except in narrow circumstances. It is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La.

For the entire article: http://www.themonitor.com/articles/democrats-53082-texas-gop.html

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