04/27/2026 Farm Workers Support the FWMA Amendment in the Farm Bill

Washington, D.C. - The United Farm Workers (UFW) and the UFW Foundation welcome the introduction of an amendment based on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 3227) to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567), a comprehensive farm bill currently under consideration in Congress. The amendment, offered by Representative Zoe Lofgren, would create a path to American citizenship for immigrant agricultural workers without criminal histories and with an established track record of agricultural work.

This amendment, identical in text to the original Farm Workforce Modernization Act, represents a compromise between agricultural labor and employer groups. If adopted, it would protect undocumented farm workers from the threat of deportation and allow them to continue their essential role in putting food on Americans' tables.

The amendment has garnered support from a broad group of lawmakers, including Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Jim Costa, Mike Thompson, Sanford Bishop, Pramila Jayapal, Angie Craig, Greg Stanton, Andrea Salinas, Bennie Thompson, Chrissy Houlahan, Kim Schrier, and Salud Carbajal.

"Across the country, immigrant farm workers are going to work every day to feed America," said UFW President Teresa Romero . "Yet these same workers are all too often afraid of getting deported, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. No one should have to go to work scared of not coming home to their families. The workers who feed America have earned the right to stay in America, as Americans. Including this common-sense solution in the farm bill is a critical step forward."

"Farm workers are essential in feeding this country and deserve a path to legalization," said UFW Foundation Chief Executive Officer Erica Lomeli Corcoran. "Instead of demonizing them, lawmakers should provide a way for farm workers to be recognized for the work and responsibilities they have fulfilled to become American citizens. At a time of great uncertainty in farm worker communities, we urge Congress to adopt this amendment and ensure farm workers are included in the future of American agriculture."

The inclusion of this amendment in the farm bill would address the urgent need to stabilize the agricultural workforce while advancing long-overdue immigration reform for the workers who sustain the nation's food supply.

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