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Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson recently signed on to a renewed attempt to overhaul the visa program for agricultural migrant workers. The proposed legislation includes a change long-sought by Idaho’s dairy industry leaders — it would allow year-round agriculture producers to access workers, instead of just for seasonal labor. “This is an issue that I’ve been working on for probably 20 years with the dairy industry in Idaho and the challenges they face,” Simpson said at a June 30 press conference to announce the legislation. The bill, H.R. 9535, would make several changes to the H-2A visa program, which...

More than 10,000 white South African farmers have expressed interest in relocating to the United States following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The move has sparked intense debate, raising concerns about the potential economic and social consequences for South Africa. On 7 February 2025, Trump signed an executive order freezing aid to South Africa and prioritising the resettlement of Afrikaners in the United States as refugees. The White House cited South Africa’s recently enacted Expropriation Without Compensation Act, arguing that it discriminates against the white minority population by allowing the state to seize land without compensation. The...

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, has sponsored legislation that would allow illegal immigrants who have worked in agriculture in the U.S. for at least three years to remain as temporary workers. But not everyone agreed with Craig's bill at a town hall meeting on Wednesday at Albertson College of Idaho. "Get them out!" shouted some of the 70 people who attended the meeting. "We may disagree on how the problem gets solved," Craig told the crowd, "but I'm hell-bent to solve it." Craig talked about the war in Iraq and salmon recovery, but illegal immigration became...