Also with the issue of immigrant immigration. Well, first of all, our economy in Wisconsin, especially our dairy economy, relies a lot on immigrant labor. But Our visa laws are not well suited for dairy. Oftentimes our visas for farm workers are for planting and harvesting, but dairy cows need to be milked every day throughout the year. So we do need to revise our visas in terms of communities. You know, Whitewater has seen an influx of a number of legal immigrants, but have talked to my office about some of the things that we could partner on. (20:05–20:18)
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