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Forwarded from the United Farm Workers
Unjust guest worker regulations went into effect Saturday.
Congress has the ability to overturn these regulations.
Contact your lawmakers now!
Thousands responded last month when we shared the devastating legacy President Bush's administration has left for farm workers. President Bush issued new H2A regulations that gut existing protections for both domestic and foreign farmworkers.
These devastating changes make it easier for growers to slash the pay of domestic farm workers and hire imported foreign laborers instead of U.S. field workers. They weaken government protections in an industry where it can be proven that there are many violations of the minimum wage, housing requirements and other rules.
These regulations went in effect Saturday.
However, there is still hope if Congress and President Obama take immediate action. President Obama should put these regulations on hold on day one. And Congress should do its part to overturn these regulations as part of its efforts to turn this country around.
The new Obama Administration is facing a mountain of problems left by the outgoing administration. All of them are important. And all require action.
We need your help to ensure that farm workers do not get buried under the pile of crises. With a vote in Congress and a stroke of a pen, the new administration can reverse the terrible changes the Bush Administration wrote into effect.
Please act now and e-mail your congressmembers today and ask them to take immediate action.
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