National Ag News
More dependence on H-2A expected
May 1, 2019, 15:02 PM
by
Ann Gregson
An ag economist says immigration policy and aging migrant
workers has led to a significant increase in the H-2A guest worker program over
the past decade.
“Now it’s close to 250,000 workers are brought into this program.”
Stephen Devadoss with Texas Tech University tells Brownfield labor-intensive crops like tree fruits as well as dairy are the largest users of the program and need a streamlined application process to meet time-sensitive needs.
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