Senate Group Reaches Landmark Agreement on Immigration Reform Agriculture Provisions

image_pdf

WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) and its partner, OFA – The Association of Horticulture Professionals, applaud a landmark agreement in principle on the agricultural provisions of the Senate immigration reform bill.

The agreement was reached earlier today by the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), of which ANLA is a founding member; the United Farm Workers (UFW); and key Senators engaged in the process. The framework and objectives of this agreement represent a major step toward ensuring that America’s farmers and ranchers as well as nursery, greenhouse, and Christmas tree growers have access to a legal workforce now and in the future. To read more, click here.