Immigration bill has easier terms for farm workers
by Katherine Glover
Medill News Service
May 24, 2007

A report on one aspect of the long, ultimately unsuccessful attempt at immigration reform in 2007:

Under the [Senate] bill, agriculture workers who are here illegally could get a visa after paying a fine of only $500, whereas other undocumented workers would have to pay $5000. Furthermore, after the current visa application backlog is cleared, agricultural workers would be among the first to be processed.

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Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2007 at 12:00 pm