This week the Association attended a townhall roundtable discussion with Congressman David Valadao (22nd) and Congressman Jim Costa (21st) in Fresno, hosted by the Nisei Farmers League and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. More than 60 attendees participated in the townhall representing the agricultural, restaurant and hospitality and the construction industries. Discussion centered on the status of legislation including the Dignity Act, the Farmworker Modernization Act, and the DREAM Act. The congressman encouraged industry to get together and be united and to try and convince the President to support the effort for immigration reform. Other suggestions included getting other states, especially Republican states to help support the push for reform. Representing the Association was President/CEO Roger A. Isom and Assistant Vice President of Technical Services Christopher McGlothlin.
