Fact Sheet on the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017”

Summary of the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017,” S. 1040, introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), with co-sponsor Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). The bill would allow individual states to create and sponsor temporary work visas in any occupation for foreign citizens.
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Immigration & Labor
- Bracero Program (1942-1964)
- Current Guestworker Programs
- Immigration Enforcement and DACA
- International Labor Issues
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers
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Health
- Farmworker Health Issues
- Healthcare Access
- Occupational and Environmental Health