MAGA lawmaker responds to report accusing him of flooding his state with foreign workers

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMAGA lawmaker responds to report accusing him of flooding his state with foreign workersFreedom Caucus chair battles the likes of Steve Bannon over temporary workers from other countries as far right warns of ‘mass amnesty’John Bowden in Washington, D.C. Sunday 12 April 2026 19:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956186","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/andy-harris-trump-immigrant-workers-b2956186.html","title":"MAGA lawmaker under fire from the right defends immigrant labor in his home state"}}CloseJan 2026: Homan says enforcement will prioritize undocumented immigrants with criminal recordsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSec...