Gregg RobertsonNov 3, 2023
The “small window that's closing fast” for immigration reform to happen before the end of the year slammed shut in November, at least for the time being. It was clear that the window had been “nailed shut,” as American Nursery…
A small window that’s closing fast is how Craig Regelbrugge, the American Nursery & Landscape Association’s (ANLA) vice president of government relations and research, describes the prospects for getting anything done on immigration reform in this session of Congress. Since…
Jody ShilanAug 9, 2013
Dominick Mondi, executive director of the New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association, expressed some insights into immigration reform and the Green Industry's need for a comprehensive and well-developed plan. The country needs to retain government programs like H-2A for agriculture…
You can't be with a group of landscape contractors long before the conversation turns to the topic of the difficulty finding and retaining good employees. I hear stories of ads run in newspapers or online with no responses. Or of…
Marisa PalmieriNov 9, 2023
More than 400 leading U.S. businesses and advocacy organizations--including the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Irrigation Association and the American Nursery & Landscape Association--signed a letter calling on the U.S. Congress on July 30 to enact immigration reform legislation. This move…
Last week the U.S. Senate passed S. 744, Congress' first serious attempt at comprehensive immigration reform since 2007. The bill, hammered out by a bipartisan group of senators known as the "Gang of Eight," led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)…
Marisa PalmieriJun 18, 2015
A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71 percent) say there should be a way for illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements, while 27 percent say they should not…
LM StaffAug 1, 2018
WASHINGTON—In remarks he gave March 25 during a naturalization ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama said, "I expect a bill to be put forward. I expect the debate to begin next month. I want to sign that bill…
It appears that the Great Immigration Debate of 2013 is about to begin in Washington, no doubt leaving many in the landscape industry on the edge of their seats until a bill is signed into law. A bipartisan group of…
LM StaffDec 27, 2012
NATIONAL REPORT—The Associated Press has found that "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is auditing more companies to crack down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants. "An AP review of audits that resulted in fines in fiscal year 2011 shows that…
LM Staff and LM StaffMar 19, 2015
Green Industry employers struggle to staff crews locally. Part three in our series, A Question of Labor.
LM StaffSep 18, 2014
Effort to extend the Act that provides for additional seasonal immigrant workers begins again soon.
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