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Immigrant Labor Key to Stabilizing Food Costs | San Antonio News
Texas restaurants are sounding the alarm as a new federal immigration bill threatens to worsen labor shortages and drive up food prices — unless it includes a work permit program for law-abiding immigrants. The Texas Restaurant Association and other industries from construction to elder care argue that hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers already fuel the economy, and legalizing their work would let them pay taxes and stabilize costs. While the bill, HR 9773, focuses on border security and ending “catch-and-release,” advocates are pushing for a quick fix — through amendment…
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