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McCain still supports amnesty, says probably won't pass; Western Growers wants subsidized labor - 01/22/10
John McCain spoke to Western Growers on the 14th, at a meeting that he initiated (link). He still (of course) supports comprehensive immigration reform but he says it's not likely in 2010 due to it being an election year. He also said that passing AgJOBS is impossible to pass in 2010 as a standalone bill but only as a part of a CIR bill. And:
(Tom Nassif) said the Western Growers provided McCain...
Western Growers promoted Napolitano as DHS secretary - 12/11/08
Back on November 20, 2008, Western Growers issued this press release:
Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama today commending him on his election victory and encouraging him to choose Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to serve in his administration as Secretary of Department of Homeland Security.
...Indeed, over the years, Western Growers,...
Follow the lettuce: Western Growers endorses John McCain - 03/18/08
... their press release (link):
Western Growers' Board of Directors has voted to endorse Arizona's John McCain in his bid to become the 44th president of the United States.
"Senator McCain has shown courage, determination and exceptional leadership skills in support of policies and principles important to Western Growers' members in Arizona and California," said Western Growers President and CEO...
Agrigeddon! WSJ says fewer cukes being grown this year - 07/20/07
... *cough*
According to Tim Chelling of the Western Growers Association, whose 3,000 members in California and Arizona generate half of the nation's fresh produce, "there's a quiet exodus going on already, tens of thousands of acres and millions of dollars in economic activity."
Can he be trusted? Even if he's telling the truth should we really care? Could the exodus be a bit louder so we could...
White House listening to pork producers, La Raza, Mexico-linked NALEO, NRA... just not you - 06/21/07
... Bureau
* Tyson Foods, Inc.
* Western Growers President And CEO Tom Nassif
* Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
* California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
* National League Of Cities President And Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson
* Boston Mayor Thomas Menino
* MANA President And CEO Alma Morales Riojas
* U.S. Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Board Of Directors Chairman David Lizarraga
* Hebrew...
Illegal aliens disappointed over Senate bill; boycott threatened; Tara Burghart - 06/08/07
... quote from Tom Nassif of the Western Growers Association saying that growers will be forced to cut back plantings. Oh well.
Please write feedback@ap.org with your thoughts.
Deja moo: Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform on Capitol Hill May 15 - 05/14/07
... WA;
Tom Nassif, President of Western Growers Association.
Western Growers gives Senator Feinstein a big green thumbs up - 10/19/06
From their press release:
Western Growers, one of California's largest and most prominent agricultural trade associations, today announced its endorsement of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for reelection to the United States Senate.
"Senator Feinstein has represented California with great integrity, honor and skill," said Tom Nassif, President and CEO of Western Growers. "She has been an...
Jon Vessey, crops rotting in the fields, and pro-illegal immigration propaganda - 12/05/05
... the Board of Directors of the Western Growers Association (source, cache). And, various Vesseys have been quote sources for decades (PDF file).
And, neither the LAT, nor the WaPo, nor the CSM noted this rather important connection. In fact, here's how the WaPo handled it:
"Today I have approximately 290 people working in the field," Jon Vessey said recently. Vessey runs an 8,000-acre winter...
"America's produce industry is facing a crisis" - 12/02/05
... serious," says Tim Chelling of the Western Growers Association, whose members grow, pack, and ship half America's produce. "We are now talking of losing the production of key commodities to foreign competition. America's produce industry is facing a crisis."
Although the shortage was worsening before 9/11, it's now extreme, Mr. Chelling and the three California farmers say. Without an...
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