UFW president joins acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary and growers to discuss comprehensive immigration reform
Sacramento, CA − Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse will meet United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez and California growers to discuss the importance of commonsense immigration reform for the region’s agriculture and rural communities.
The White House recently released a report, “Fixing Our Broken Immigration System: The Economic Benefits to Agriculture and Rural Communities” which outlines the worker shortage agriculture faces today and highlights the important benefits commonsense immigration reform would provide for the domestic agriculture sector, its workforce, and rural communities.
The report highlights research that projects elimination of immigrant labor in California could cause $1.37-$3.12 billion in short-term agricultural production losses, a significant portion of the state’s $33.9 billion industry. Fixing America’s broken immigration system would grow the California economy, increasing total personal income for California families by $29.1 billion by 2020, according to Regional Economic Models, Inc.
Important benefits of comprehensive immigration reform, including a factsheet on California-specific impacts, can be found here.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
2:30 -3:30 p.m. PDT
WHAT: Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse to host a roundtable with UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and California growers on the economic benefits of comprehensive immigration reform in the region.
Media availability to immediately follow.
WHERE: 2300 River Plaza Drive
Sacramento, CA 95833