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Tammy Baldwin: “Most of the agricultural visas are for planting or…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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WisPolitics DC luncheon with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Published | Video Starts at 39:47

But those industries in Wisconsin rely so heavily on seasonal workers as well as full time immigrant labor. Yeah. And I will say in dairy in particular, Most of the agricultural visas are for planting or harvesting season, but cows have to be milked every single day. And so the seasonal visas doesn't work in the Dairy industry very well. I can share what I heard on the campaign trail, but I much prefer to tell you what I hear from people as a senator. (39:47–39:57)

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Asserts that current agricultural visas do not accommodate the year-round labor needs of the dairy industry.

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