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Negotiations and
Congressional Action leading to AgJOBS The AgJOBS compromise came about as a result of historic negotiations
between agricultural employers, lead by Senator Craig and Rep.
Cannon, and the United Farm Workers, lead by Sen. Kennedy and Rep.
Berman. To read about the Congressional battles leading to the
negotiations and the AgJOBS compromise from 1995 to 2000, please see
The History of AgJOBS
Negotiations .
108th
Congress (2003-2004)
In 2003, Sen. Kennedy, Rep. Berman, Sen. Craig, Rep. Cannon, and
Rep. Rodriguez (chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
introduced legislation containing a compromise on immigration and
agricultural labor issues. To read more about the AgJOBS compromise
and Congressional action related to AgJOBS, opposition to the
compromise, and other guestworker and immigration proposals,
click here
for a Summary of AgJOBS in the 108th Congress.
AgJOBS in the 109th
Congress (2005-2006)
On December 9, 2006, the 109th
Congress adjourned without passing the AgJOBS farmworker immigration
legislation. Although AgJOBS was not enacted this Congress, it
did enjoy several successes...[read
more]
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