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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
If we had a revised farmworker, guestworker program where it was a 3 year or 5 year term, rather than a 1 year, that would only be revoked if that individual committed a crime, and they would have to go back each season, would that be a benefit to the industry?
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Darren Soto
Democratic · Florida

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Soto discusses the need for a better guestworker program for farm labor.

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