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Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania is giving amnesty to a wide swath of people who are here illegally. He introduced the Securing Agricultural Workforce Act (SAWA) on June 30, which aims to allow illegal aliens working in the agricultural sector to stay in the United States.
He has co-sponsors:
- Dan Newhouse (WA)
- Michael Simpson (ID)
- Randy Feenstra (IA)
- David Rouzer (NC)
- Trent Kelly (MS)
- Monica De La Cruz (TX)
- Celeste Maloy (UT)
- Ryan Zinke (MT)
- Nicholas Langworthy (NY)
- James Baird (IN)
- Lloyd Smucker (PA)
- Pete Sessions (TX)
- Julie Fedorchak (ND)
- Claudia Tenney (NY)
- Mike Rogers (AL)
- Mike Kelly (PA)
- Daniel Meuser (PA)
- John Moolenaar (MI)
- Gabe Evans (CO)
- Joe Wilson (SC)
- Robert Wittman (VA)
- David Kustoff (TN)
- Chuck Edwards (NC)
- Laurel Lee (FL)
- David Taylor (OH)
- Rick Allen (GA)
- Michelle Fischbach (MN)
- Bill Huizenga (MI)
- Brett Guthrie (KY)
- Don Bacon (NE)
- Mike Flood (NE)
- Austin Scott (GA)
- Brad Finstad (MN)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (FL)
- Cliff Bentz (OR)
- David Valadao (CA)
- Michael McCaul (TX)
- Mike Bost (IL)
- Mark Messmer (IN)
- Troy Downing (MT)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA)
- Brian Jack (GA)
- Darin LaHood (IL)
- Tim Moore (NC)
- Maggie Goodlander (NH)
The bill, H.R. 9535, is “To modernize the process for the admission of H–2A workers, and for other purposes.” The word “modernize” isn’t accurate. In reality, it is support for the farm lobby at the expense of our immigration system.
It’s the same old amnesty.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, and multiple others criticized the bill, Politico reported Wednesday.
No amnesty!
Amnesty is NOT what people voted for in 2024! https://t.co/oFazqFeotz
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) July 20, 2026
Exactly! It’s the opposite of what the overwhelming number of voters wanted.
Every time they come up with another excuse to keep people here who came illegally, they weaken our system and encourage other people to come in illegally. Not only that, but criminals and other unsavory people will come in pretending to be farm workers.
