Farmers confront feds on migrants - Dairymen, growers learn that warrants aren’t required for raids - Livingston County, New York

Posted on: July 10th, 2007
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“Farmers learned in Livingston County Monday that law enforcement officials can come onto their farms without a warrant in their efforts to catch illegal immigrants.

About 60 farmers and farm agency representatives met at York Town Hall to hear from federal officials about how immigration laws affect them. Many local farmers depend on foreign laborers to milk their cows, prune their vines, and perhaps most significantly, harvest their fruits and vegetables.”

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