Editor's note: This story has been updated since its initial publication to include a response from the U.S. Department of Labor.
(The Center Square) – A coalition of 17 Democratic attorneys general is opposing a U.S. Department of Labor rule that would reduce wages for temporary foreign farmworkers.
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