Immigration D-Day looms

In the immigration press conference today, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday is D Day for immigration reform in the U.S. Senate. The Senate is expected to take up the issue of immigration reform, but there is no comprehensive bipartisan solution in hand.

At the press conference, Sen. Feinstein noted the broad support of AgJobs, with some 880 organizations supporting the legislation. Some farmers are planting less, others are moving production to other countries. The consequences are dire if Congress can't deliver a labor solution to agriculture, she said.

"What happens if you can't harvest? Prices will soar and people won't pay their mortgages and farmers will be going out of business," she said.

"Senator Craig and I remain steadfast that this bill, negotiated over a ten year period, should go forward as written ,and I'm very hopeful it will be."

TK: There are close to 200 specialty crop industry leaders in town to lobby Congress tomorrow on this issue. The immigration debate ain't over till it is over, and it's not over yet.