Texas Is Being Very Short-Sighted Regarding Border Security And US Entry Seekers.
Funding In This Bill, Includes Over $20 Billion For Border Security.
This Bill Provides The Following And More
Asylum Reform. Asylum Officer Staffing. There is an insufficient number of asylum officers to do initial screenings.
As a result, each asylum case generally takes 5 to 7 years to be heard and adjudicated.
At this time, there are approximately 1,000 Asylum Officers. The Bipartisan Senate Bill would add an additional 4,300 Asylum Officers and it would make the asylum process faster and fairer.
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And The Border Security Bill would add more than 1,500 new Customs and Border Protection Officers and Personnel.
Currently there is funding for 734 Immigration Judges. This Bill would provide funding for an additional 100 Judges and their staff.
Getting More Immigration Judges Is Important Too.
There is a backlog of over 2 million cases for Immigration Judges.
Without more Judges, these timelines and backlogs will continue to grow.
This Border Security Bill would help speed up background checks of those seeking US entry.
It’s A Good Bill. And it has everything Texas says it wants. Administrated and organized, in a timely and safe way.
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Considering,
There Are 125 Million Acres Of Farmland In Texas.
86% Of The Land In Texas Is In Some Form Of Agricultural Production.
Texas Has 2 Million Direct Food And Agriculture Jobs. Mar 21, 2019
In 2021, The Texas' GDP (Gross Domestic Product), was $2.5 Trillion.
The Food and Fiber System's Total Estimated Contribution $186 Billion, or 9% of the state's total GDP.
The system is one of the largest sectors in the US economy and is comprised of industries related to farming. Including-feed, seed, fertilizer, machinery, food processing, manufacturing and exporting.
Texas has more farms, 248,400 in the 2017 COA (Texas Agriculture Council) and more cattle, over 12 million, than any other state. Texas farm sales were $25 billion in 2017, including $18 billion from livestock and $7 billion from crops.
The 3,400 Texas farms with annual sales of $1 million or more, 1.4% of the state’s farms, accounted for three-fourths of sales.
98.5% of Texas' agricultural operations are still run by individuals or families. Texas Agriculture And Labor University of California, Davis Campus
Immigrant Agricultural Workers In Texas - 71,467 crop workers and 124,267 livestock workers, For a total of 195,734. NCFH National Center For Farmworker Health May 16, 2022
Number Of Immigrants Working In Agriculture In US - 79.3% of agricultural workers are Immigrants. With 44.9% Of Migrant Agricultural Workers, In Texas.
Among Working Texans, 14% Are In Agriculture-Related Jobs.
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Mexican Americans-Arnoldo De León, Ph.D. Texas State Univ
Facts About Agricultural Workers US Dept of Health and Human Services / Agricultural Worker’s Salary In Texas Average $15 An Hour / Farmworker Justice
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