The Expanding Role of H|2A Workers in U.S. Agriculture

The Expanding Role of H-2A Workers in U.S. Agriculture

Our analysis of Department of Labor data reveals significant demand across the country for H-2A workers, foreign nationals for temporary or ...

Report: Challenges and trends of H-2A workers in agriculture

The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program enables US employers facing a shortage of domestic labor to hire foreign nationals for temporary or seasonal ...

United States | AIC special report notes 65% growth in H-2A workers ...

The American Immigration Council (AIC) recently published a special report, The Expanding Role of H-2A Workers in U.S. Agriculture, ...

The “Modernized” H-2A Program - What Every Agricultural Business ...

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor received 21,018 H-2A applications representing 378,400 workers. This is a 7,000 increase in workers over ...

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers - USCIS

The H-2A program allows US employers or US agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary ...

A New Rule to Improve Protections for Farmworkers

The H-2A temporary agricultural employment program enables agricultural employers to hire foreign workers in the U.S. when certain critical ...

The “Modernized” H-2A Program: What Every Agricultural Business ...

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor received 21,018 H-2A applications representing 378,400 workers. This is a 7,000 increase over 2022. What ...

H-2A Guestworker Program - Farmworker Justice

The H-2A guestworker program allows agricultural employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits for agricultural jobs that last ten ...

H-2A seasonal worker program has expanded over time - USDA ERS

U.S. agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of U.S. domestic workers can fill seasonal farm jobs with temporary foreign workers ...

Federal Bills Propose Changes to the H-2A Program

The purpose of this program is to meet U.S. agricultural labor needs by allowing agricultural employers to employ temporary foreign workers. The ...

The Importance of H-2A Guest Workers in Agriculture

Shortages of seasonal labor in the agricultural sector have been a problem as far back as the 1940s. To address this labor scarcity, the United States and ...

H-2A Visa Program For Temporary Workers - Farmers.gov

The H-2A temporary agricultural workers program – often called the H-2A visa program - helps American farmers fill employment gaps by hiring workers from other ...

US Department of Labor finalizes farmworker protection rule

“H-2A workers too frequently face abusive working conditions that undercut all farmworkers in the U.S.,” said Acting Secretary Julie Su. “This ...

H-2A Program Expands in 2023 - Wilson Center

1. About 12,200 US farm employers hire H-2A workers, which is less than two percent of the 110,000 farms registered with state UI systems and ...

Amid Deadly Heat, Migrant Farm Workers are Keeping Americans Fed

The data analysis found that farm workers in the U.S. H-2A status—which covers temporary or seasonal agricultural work—are increasingly in ...

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief ...

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed ...

H-2A Guest Worker Program - NFWM

Seasonal labor is a given for the agricultural business and the U.S. has a long history of inviting foreign workers to help fill gaps in farm labor. The H-2A ...

Immigration Lawsuit Aims To Block H-2A Agricultural Work Visa Rule

H-2A visas provide for legally admitted workers in the U.S. agricultural industry and play a role in reducing illegal entry. As Mexican farm ...

USDA's Pilot Program to Enhance Our Nation's Food Security and ...

The H-2A program plays a critical role in the U.S. economy and food supply, allowing foreign workers to fill temporary agricultural jobs for ...

Whither the H-2A Visa Program: Expansion and Concentration

The H-2A visa program allows farm employers in the United States to hire guest workers to fill seasonal farm jobs if employers can demonstrate that US workers ...