Citrus Growers React to Rubio’s Immigration Reform Talk

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Paul Meador

Charlie Lucas

Citrus grower and harvester Paul Meador in the first report says the immigration reform bill that Senator Marco Rubio discussed at Florida Citrus Mutual May 1 is “very promising” and an improvement on current federal law governing guest workers for citrus harvesting. In the second report, Charlie Lucas, president of King Ranch Florida operations, also says the proposal is better than current federal law for citrus harvesting. Lucas also briefly discusses HLB’s impact on the citrus industry.


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