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Utah Farmers Call for Immigration Reform on Monday's Access Utah

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We’ve been talking to various groups with a stake in the immigration debate and Monday on AU, Utah farmers will have their say.

The Partnership for a New American Economy and the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform have released a report showing that American families are eating more imported fresh produce today than ever before, in substantial part because U.S. fresh produce growers lack enough labor to expand their production and compete with foreign importers. Leland Hogan, President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation says that “Immigrants play a big part in the farming community. Without their help I'm not sure how many of us would keep our businesses running...America’s and Utah’s farms and ranches cannot grow while our immigration system remains broken.” Many Utah farmers and ranchers are calling for immigration reform. We’ll be talking to Randy Parker, CEO of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation; Mark Gibbons, a dairy farmer in Lewiston; Jake Harward, a produce farmer in Springville; and Rob Smith, a rancher and attorney in Logan.

Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.