Farmworkers Back Obama Order

One Group Estimates as Many as 450,000 Farmworkers Would Be Legalized

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
A file photo of a protest led by immigrant farm workers in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama has taken action via presidential order on the immigrant worker issue. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
Farmer worker organizations have put out different estimates of how many workers and family members would be protected under the president's executive order on immigration. The range is between 250,000 and 450,000. Farm groups still want Congress to act...

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Jerry Hagstrom

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