Farmers want the Trump administration to overhaul the H-2A visa program to make it more favorable to their businesses. But ...
An in-depth analysis of the employer-driven H-2A visa process, detailing eligibility requirements, regulatory updates, and ...
Republicans on Capitol Hill are starting to talk about one facet of immigration reform: how to expand the popular H-2A visa program for farm laborers. They face obstacles.
The legislation has attracted a bipartisan coalition of 45 Republicans and four Democrats as co-sponsors.
Amid an administration crackdown on various forms of legal migration, there's one type of visa that even many Republicans support: the popular H-2A program for seasonal agricultural workers.
U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson has introduced legislation that would improve the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor through the H-2 visa program. “It’s time to ...
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A bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. G.T. Thompson (Pennsylvania-15) making changes to the accessibility and cost of ...
A major change sought in the legislation would allow for these visas to enable year-round jobs on farming operations.
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The proposal has sparked backlash from immigration hardliners within the GOP.
The United Farm Workers is suing the Trump administration over changes to the H-2A visa program that will result in lower wages for foreign ag labor. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Eastern District ...