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Advocates decry Border Patrol action at dairy; urge support for migrant farmworkers
Summary
Speakers at Small Farm Action Day described a recent Border Patrol arrest at a large Vermont dairy and urged lawmakers to support migrant farmworkers and protect agricultural labor supply.
Caroline Schirm Gordon, legislative director of Google Vermont, told the House Committee on Agriculture at Small Farm Action Day that she wanted to use her opening minutes to "raise awareness about the breaking news from yesterday." She said U.S. Border Patrol had detained workers and made arrests at what she identified as Vermont’s largest dairy in Berkshire, and that the action had employers and advocates "concerned" about labor supply.
Gordon said news reports and industry testimony have consistently emphasized how critical…
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