Senators Disagree on How to Solve US Farm Worker Shortage

Senators Disagree on How to Solve US Farm Worker Shortage
Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm near Oxnard, Calif. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Clements
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Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) agree that the shortage of seasonal farm workers in the United States is approaching crisis levels. But they differ on how to address the problem as it relates to recent immigrants.

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