Showing posts with label H-2A visas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label H-2A visas. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Thompson bill includes legal employment pathway for undocumented farm workers - Live Updates - POLITICO

Thompson’s proposal would allow some undocumented immigrants to apply for H-2A status if they had already been doing agricultural work in the U.S. The legislation would waive certain immigration violations for migrants so long as they otherwise qualify for the visa program, a provision likely to be opposed by more conservative members of Thompson’s party...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/30/congress/thompsons-labor-bill-proposes-year-round-h-2a-00980949


 

Friday, August 1, 2025

The Post exposed this farmer’s struggle and then the USDA called - The Washington Post

Dozens of farmers The Post interviewed, including many who said they voted for Trump, have been confounded by his administration's unwillingness to endorse a program so popular among key constituents. Few threats to their livelihoods are more existential than the chronic labor shortage. At least a dozen American workers quit on Bennett before he turned to H-2A. Since 2008, Padilla estimated she'd lost nearly 50, costing her an average of $20,000 a year in wasted training...









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