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-------------------- U.S. farm labor rules revamped --------------------

Changes that will streamline the agriculture guest worker program aren't expected to have much effect in California.

By Teresa Watanabe

December 12 2008

Aiming to ease farm labor shortages, the Bush administration issued sweeping changes to the nation's agricultural guest worker program Thursday, but California growers said the action would have only a minimal effect on their needs.

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