60 Senators Sign on to Farmworkers Bill
Sixty senators have now signed on to a bill that proposes legalizing some immigrant farm laborers and making it easier for agriculture employers to hire them, a signal the bill would have a strong chance of passing the Senate if brought to the floor for a vote.
The crucial 60th signature came from Sen. John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), said Sid Smith, a spokesman for Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), the bill’s coauthor.
The support gives the legislation a shot in a year when Congress has taken up no major immigration legislation.
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