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On the recordApril 29, 2019
As an original author of the Blue Card Bill, it provides basically a way for those employees who have worked in ag and who will continue to work in ag to get legal, permanent residence.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the Blue Card Bill for agricultural workers seeking legal residency.

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