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Yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration,” addressed the current immigration system and the need for reform. The first panel of witnesses focused on the current legal … Read more Judiciary Committee Hearing on Immigration Revealed Misconceptions About Farmworkers

The public debate on immigration policy vitally affects the agricultural workers who cultivate and harvest our food. More than 80% of farmworkers are immigrants. Of the approximately 2 million seasonal workers on U.S. farms and ranches, over one-half lack authorized … Read more Farmworkers and Immigration: Priorities for Reform

A group of Florida immigrant organizations, including the Farmworker Association of Florida, traveled from Florida to Washington, DC, last week, arriving in time for President Obama’s inauguration. The following article in the Washington Post describes the Forward With Your Promise … Read more Farmworkers travel to DC to keep spotlight on immigration

Momentum to pass comprehensive immigration reform continues to build. The White House has hinted that President Obama’s State of the Union Address may outline his immigration proposal. An increasing number of Senators and Representatives are speaking about reaching a compromise. … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Update

As farmworker advocates, we understand the emotional, physical and economic toll of occupational injuries and illness on farmworkers. Recently, a report came out that detailed the cost of occupational injuries and illness in the US. Paul Leigh, from the University … Read more Quantifying the economic impact of occupational injuries and illnesses in the United States

Farmworker Justice has been working with the UFW Foundation and other farmworker groups to identify and address some of the unique barriers that farmworkers and their family members may face in accessing the recent Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood … Read more A Farm Worker with Dreams has DACA Application Approved

A recent settlement between the EEOC and a Georgia grower demonstrates the rampant discrimination against US workers in the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. The Georgia grower, Hamilton Growers, Inc.,aka Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc.,agreed to pay $500,000 to the … Read more EEOC Settlement Highlights Discrimination against US Workers in H-2A Program

As farmworkers plant, weed, irrigate, and harvest our fruits and vegetables, they are at constant risk for exposure to dangerous pesticide residues. These residues cling to plants and are easily absorbed into the soil. Farmworkers are continuously exposed as they … Read more More Pesticides Mean More Risks for Farmworkers & Their Children

John Carney's article highlights the real reasons growers have been complaining about the H-2A program and falsely claiming labor shortages– it supports their broad interest in "enacting policies to crush already low farm wages by allowing farmers to import more … Read more What the Invisible Farm Labor Shortage Is Really About

About one in four (26%) of all new HIV infections is among youth ages 13 to 24 years. About four in five of these infections occur in males. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), most youth are not … Read more World AIDS Day: More than half of young HIV-infected Americans are not aware of their status