The Menendez Method – (Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey) From: online.wsj.com
Posted on: May 29th, 2008
Republicans in Congress are usually to blame for blocking immigration reform. So it’s worth noting that last week’s effort to fix a broken guest-worker program for migrant farm workers died at the hands of a Democrat.
Earlier this month, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Emergency Agricultural Relief Act with a bipartisan vote of 17 to 12. Introduced by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the measure would have modified the broken H-2A visa program for migrant farmhands by, among other things, streamlining the application process to encourage participation.”*
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