Immigration

Advocated for J-1 visa waiver reforms to improve access for Nigerian international medical graduates in underserved U.S. communities; promoted bipartisan support for H.R. 1201 - Doctors in Our Borders Act.

Issues related to healthcare delivery and physician and provider recruitment

Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Conrad 30 program. Issues relating to passage of the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.

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Issues related to I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, and I-485, Application to Adjust Status.

Discussions of comprehensive immigration reform.

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for a long-term solution to our agricultural workforce needs. We continue to communicate to Congress on the out-of-control growth in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) and challenges with the H-2A visa program. We are also concerned with a few recent rules from the Biden Administration and shared those concerns with Congress. Michigan Farm Bureau communicated with Congress in opposition to the last administrations Department of Labors rule regarding the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants (Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Docket Number ETA-2021-0006). The rule neglects to account for the fact that farm job descriptions often include many different responsibilities not just one role as the rule assumes. MFB is urging Congress to undue these rulemakings. MFB is also supporting H.R. 1624 the Supporting Farm Operations Act introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar. The bill would pause the AEWR at the 2023 level thru the end of 2026.

Reintroduction of the act to extend citizenship to adult intercountry adoptees

Reintroduction of the act to extend citizenship to adult intercountry adoptees

Seeking clarification on the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order, issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025. This executive order directs the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302). As you are aware, the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that all aliens to the United States, who are fourteen years of age and older, register with the federal government when staying in the United States for 30 days or longer. Any alien who has been issued one of the documents designated as evidence of registration under 8 CFR 264.1(b) has registered. This includes visitors admitted to the United States as non-immigrants who were issued an electronic Form I-94 admission record. As Canadian citizens can travel to the United States as tourists without applying for a visa, they are typically not issued an I-94 record of admission, when entering by land, upon being granted temporary entry. The public affairs team at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stated that the registration requirement does not apply to Canadian citizens, who are registered when they are inspected and admitted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at U.S. ports of entry. However, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website currently states that: Aliens who have not registered include: Canadian visitors who entered the United States at land ports of entry and were not issued evidence of registration (https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration). We are seeking clarification on whether Canadian citizens, who are admitted to the United States as temporary visitors for 30 days or longer and are not issued an electronic Form I-94, are required to register with USCIS. It is our position that this executive order relates to unlawfully present individuals currently in the United States and should not apply to Canadian tourists visiting the U.S. for vacation purposes.