USDA Secretary Wants Separate Immigration Program for Agriculture

USDA Secretary Wants Separate Immigration Program for Agriculture

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Thursday the government wants a separate immigration program for agricultural workers.

Speaking on the first day of the annual USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, he said agriculture is caught in the crossfire of the immigration debate. “The people who come to America to work on farms and ranches are not taking jobs from Americans,” Perdue said. “They are not the ones putting a burden on criminal justice system or welfare system.”

Wyatt Bechtel
Thu, 02/22/2018 – 12:33

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Submitted by John Smith on Fri, 02/23/2018 – 08:57

Sure secretary Perdue, illegal farm workers are the vast majority of illegal immigrants, so you are just catering to your base. Just admit that America can’t operate without the illegal slave labor and that your boss is reneging in his promises to deport illegals.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks at an event to celebrate the re-introduction of American beef imports to China, in Beijing, China June 30, 2017.

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