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Legislation proposed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give undocumented farmworkers more protections. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act will provide undocumented workers a path to legal residency, and for those who want it, citizenship. Several congressional representatives helped introduce the bill including many from the Valley: Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno; Rep. TJ Cox, D-Fresno; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose; Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel; Rep. Josh Harder, D-Turlock and others from outside the state including Republican supporters Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson and Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse. “They know that agriculture is in a serious situation,” said Manuel Cunha, president of the Nisei Farmers League. “We’ve got to have a workforce because we have to feed the world. We’ve got to feed the United States, and this industry has had an issue for years, with its documentation of its workers.” He says the bill incorporates much needed revisions to the H2-A visa program,
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