
- Western Growers
- Hours: 8 am - 5 pm PT, M - F
- Phone: 1-949-863-1000
- Fax: 1-949-863-9028
- Email: info@wga.com
“Congress must reassert its constitutional authority to make laws and pass immigration reform legislation critical to the needs of our industry,” said Western Growers President and CEO, Tom Nassif, in a statement released to the press in anticipation of the executive action the president will take later today. The president intends to announce tonight, actions which will remove the threat of deportation for up to five million people. The president’s executive order will expand upon the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that was implemented in 2012 to include parents of U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident children.
The plan contains other administrative changes to the current immigration system, including changes to enforcement focusing more attention towards the border and deportation of convicted felons.
Western Growers will be evaluating the announced order over the coming days and will provide further analysis into the impact this executive action will have on the fresh produce industry.
The following is the statement issued to the press by Tom Nassif:
“We cannot yet assess the full impact of the president’s actions on agriculture, but we know this: Congress must reassert its constitutional authority to make laws and pass immigration reform legislation critical to the needs of our industry and the nation. Some in Congress will argue that the president’s action must be met with a legislative response to block bad policies, but preventing the implementation of executive actions alone is not enough. These actions by the president should also serve as a catalyst for Congress to lead by passing meaningful immigration reform legislation. To achieve meaningful reform legislation:
Farming has never been more challenging, which is why Western Growers invests in fully committed advocates – your advocates – in Sacramento, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. Only Western Growers offers members so many business services, supported by more than 400 dedicated employees.