US action makes it tougher for farms to hire foreigners
The Labor Department on Friday suspended a regulation adopted shortly before President George W. Bush left office that would have made it easier for farmers to bring in foreign workers.
Many immigration and labor-advocacy groups had opposed the new rule for lowering wages and eliminating some protections for temporary farmworkers. But farm owners supported the Bush administration changes, saying they eliminated red tape that made it harder to bring in foreign workers to help harvest crops. http://www.azstarnet.com/news/295039
Associated Press