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- The administration issued a memo permitting dairy farms to hire migrant workers under the H-2A program.
- The memo was drafted after aggressive lobbying by the National Milk Producers Federation and other dairy trade groups.
- Immigration-rights advocate Rosemary Jenks warned that cheaper H-2A workers could replace domestic dairy employees.
- White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said the memo clarifies existing law and reflects the president’s consideration of various opinions.
