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Pork producers need immigration reformThe board of directors of the National Pork Producers Council adopted a producer-backed resolution that calls for comprehensive reforms to U.S. immigration policy. Meeting June 7 at the 19th annual World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, the 14-member NPPC board voted to support S. 1348, legislation introduced by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., that will overhaul the nation's immigration system. The bill will: --Tighten security at the country's borders. --Provide the 12 million undocumented aliens now in the country a path to citizenship. --Create a new visa for temporary workers. --Require employers to check the legal status of all employees through an enhanced immigration database. In general, NPPC has supported immigration reform that secures the nation's borders, provides a steady pool of workers but does not place undue burdens on employers to conduct employment verification and contains a fair and reasonable solution to the illegal immigrants already in the country. "Pork producers need immigration reform so that they have access to a stable work force," said NPPC President Jill Appell, a pork producer from Altona, Ill. "We need workers in packing plants and on farms, and comprehensive immigration reform can address the pork industry's needs." The U.S. Senate is expected to take up the Kennedy immigration bill in the coming weeks, with the House to follow some time in July. Date: 6/21/07
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