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– hard working. Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes. Gun For American farmers and societies. At the beginning of this year, the invitation portfolio has become higher risks: just as President Donald Trump took office, Ford took the position of CEO of Apple Tim Cook as Chairman of the Immigration Committee at the Business Round Table.
While the Trump administration enacted its immigration policy – including Collective deportation And the legal questions that already have I arrived at the Supreme CourtFord is working to provide a business community perspective on long -term immigration questions.
Ford told me last week that the business table supports Trump’s efforts to secure the borders of the United States and Mexico, Ford told me last week. “This is the place where the American public is,” she said about the case. But the very influential business interest group, among its members, Marie Para, CEO of Citi, Jin Fraser, and President Tia Tasunda Brown, are preparing to bring other views in front of the Trump administration after defining its efforts on the border on the border. And that is when the group is “able to provide information from the business community to help them understand the needs of immigration flow in terms of workers who will help build the American economy.” “[We aim to] Help them understand the place of possible gaps, whether in construction workers or agricultural workers, “says Ford.
Ford seized Land Ulys in 2018; I made her job The first gay woman publicly The leadership of Fortn 500. Land Olakees is more than 100 years old, which is organized as a member of the members. It was ranked No. 245 on Fortune 500 with $ 16.8 billion revenues.
Ford says immigration is “for farmers and members who make up the lands of OLEX, it is” a basic issue. “She says:” If you are a dairy farmer, this has worked around the clock throughout the week. It is very difficult, as the broken fertilizer pits pump at 3 in the morning. She freezes there. This is a hard work. ”They must have people to repair jar. Many of them had people working with them for 20 years, without them, you have no job. You can’t do it without them. They are grateful to people who want to do this hard work that many do not want to do … Some have mentioned to me, “
Ford says that the Trump administration has been prepared in preparation for “to do something on farm workers.” Its government affairs team has spent the past few months in identifying the new administration-and in some cases, pending the confirmation of these people or reading these issues, which range from the needs of the industry to visas and DACA. These discussions arrive across the White House, the US Department of Agriculture, Internal Security, and the Ministry of Trade. (Meanwhile, Land O’Lake focuses on the upcoming tax bill and influence The expiration of the authority Among the 199A allocations on farmers.)
Ford admits that this work is complicated. “It will be difficult – yes, it might be it,” she says. “I subscribe to that, because I think it is very important for the economy, not only for cultivation, but for all these companies.”
Emma Hinchelv
whatever.Henchev@Fortune.com
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