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Will Border Security Issues Force Congress To Take Action On Immigration Reform? Ag Economists Say It's Unlikely
Will Border Security Issues Force Congress To Take Action On Immigration Reform? Ag Economists Say It's Unlikely

The debate over immigration continues to be an issue in Washington. However, the Ag Economists' Monthly Monitor shows economists are still skeptical it's enough for Congress to act on immigration reform.

Hispanic Farmers and Producers Help Keep Food on America’s Tables
Hispanic Farmers and Producers Help Keep Food on America’s Tables

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Jesse Larios, a California cattle farmer, shares about his deep roots in agriculture and the contributions his Latino and Latina brothers and sisters have made in the industry.

Four Ag Topics Discussed in Mexico City During USMCA Meetings
Four Ag Topics Discussed in Mexico City During USMCA Meetings

Mexican President López Obrador hosted President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau this week to discuss everything from methane reduction to the U.S./Mexico border wall.

Title 42 Talks Continue with Biden at U.S./Mexico Border
Title 42 Talks Continue with Biden at U.S./Mexico Border

President Biden traveled on Sunday to the U.S./Mexico border amid a surge in illegal border crossings. The administration announced a new program for up to 30,000 migrants a month to enter the U.S. legally.

Farm Bureau Urges Biden to Address Border Crisis, Says Farm Families' Lives At Risk
Farm Bureau Urges Biden to Address Border Crisis, Says Farm Families' Lives At Risk

American Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter to the Biden administration saying the increase in undocumented immigration is severely impacting farm and ranch families, putting property and personal safety at risk.

House to Take Up Second Bill to Revise H-2A Worker Program
House to Take Up Second Bill to Revise H-2A Worker Program

A second bill to change the H-2A guest worker program has been introduced in the House. This version would move oversight from the Department of Labor to USDA.

A Border Patrol agent monitors the U.S.-Mexican border near Nogales, Arizona.
Drovers Readers Voice Opinions on Border Security

Readers of Drovers share their thoughts on a border wall through story and Facebook comments. Here is just a sampling of what farmers and ranchers are saying.

A wreck in southern Mexico involving a truck hauling cattle and a semi carrying more than 100 undocumented Central American migrants resulted in one person dying and cattle being scattered.
Trucks Carrying Migrants And Cattle Collide in Mexico

A wreck in southern Mexico involving a truck hauling cattle and a semi carrying more than 100 undocumented Central American migrants resulted in one person dying and cattle being scattered. 

Meet Jim Chilton, the Rancher Who Shared the Stage with Trump
Meet Jim Chilton, the Rancher Who Shared the Stage with Trump

Jim Chilton didn’t expect to find himself face-to-face with President Donald Trump, much less on a stage in front of more than 7,000 farmers and ranchers.

As the debate on border security intensifies see how two Arizona ranch families view the issue of securing the border from the frontline.
Arizona Ranchers Share Experience with Border Security

As the debate on border security intensifies see how two Arizona ranch families view the issue of securing the border from the frontline.

“I guarantee you that there's not a former rancher on this U.S.-Mexican border in the state of New Mexico that's against this [wall],” he said. “They don't have [the Roosevelt Reservation] on all of my farm, there's part of it we actually own all the way to the border, and I will happily give them an easement to build that wall.”
Farmer Says He’ll Give Trump An Easement To Build The Wall

Johnson says the wall is needed and he’s willing to give the government an easement on his land to build it.

What originally began as a criminal raid, turned into an immigration operation at a Tennessee packing plant.
97 Arrested in Immigration Raid at TN Beef Plant

What originally began as a criminal raid, turned into an immigration operation at a Tennessee packing plant.

Two Arizona ranch families share their thoughts on securing the border.
Securing Border Ranches

Two Arizona ranch families share their thoughts on securing the border.

U.S. Goat Imports are on the Rise
U.S. Goat Imports are on the Rise

Growing demand for goat meat in the U.S. from ethnic minority groups and foodies has made an unlikely export superstar for Australian farmers, with exports surging to a record.

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Trump touts tax reform, bipartisan immigration plan

Touting success in securing tax reform and cutting regulations in his first year in office, President Trump vowed progress on infrastructure and immigration policy during his first State of the Union Address.

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Kansas Program to Help Immigrants Navigate Driving Exams

In a Kansas meat packing town immigrants are being offered free translators for driving exams through a volunteer program.

In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, cotton farmer Teofilo "Junior" Flores drives his truck along the U.S.-Mexico border fence that passes through his property in Brownsville, Texas.
Trump Voters Thrilled with Promised Action on Border Wall

President Donald Trump’s vow to accelerate construction of a “contiguous, physical wall” along the Mexican border is slamming into a Washington reality _ who’s going to pay for it and how?