Story by Mark Schulman
Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed a bill Thursday that would have helped the agricultural community hire seasonal workers, said Mark Williams, executive director of Agribusiness Henderson County.
Under current law, E-Verify screening to determine a worker’s immigration status is required after 90 days of employment. The bill that McCrory vetoed would have extended the exemption to nine months.
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Hopefully, voters will veto the ability of the current laughing joke of a governor to extend his time in office beyond one term. I know I’ll do what I can to that end.