WASHINGTON — A broad food manufacturers coalition is calling for a stable and permanent workforce that can help sustain the rural communities where meat and poultry facilities operate.
Speaking on behalf of the Food Manufacturers Immigration Coalition, National Chicken Council President Mike Brown outlined immigration reform themes before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
"To date much of the discussion has focused on the need to retain highly skilled workers such as scientists and engineers, and the need for additional temporary agricultural workers," Brown said. "These are important objectives, but they do not meet the needs of. . .

