The Problem On April 28, 2020, President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, which classified the meatpacking and food processing plant industry (Processing Plants) as part of the nation’s “essential workers” category of the workforce.
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Take a Deep Dive Into Business Immigration Law
Things to know if you already have an H-2A program in place.
US immigration laws compliance with the h2a program to get temporary labor workers
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What’s the H-2A Program? How can it help farmers get legal affordable labor?
Can I get legal labor and still abide by US immigration laws? The H-2A program allows farmers who employ individuals in the United States to hire foreign employees to fill temporary labor jobs, according to US immigration laws. For the position to qualify with H-2A workers, the employer must: Provide a job that is temporary […]
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Background On October 30, 2019, Congresswoman Lofgren (D. CA), introduced H.R. 4916, also known as the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (The Bill). The Bill is being touted as a desperately needed bill that reforms the H-2A Visa Program. While there are good aspects to The Bill, the reality is it would have catastrophic consequences to […]
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H-2A change rules and regulations.
Department of Labor removes the requirement for print advertising. Labor shortages have plagued farms across the United States for decades. Congress first created a visa program for non-immigrant labor in the early 1950s, but it wasn’t until 1986 that Congress established the H-2A visa program and H-2A regulations for temporary agricultural workers. Under this program, […]
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United States tariffs on China shelved
United States agriculture exports will add to farmers’ labor needs. In 2017, 17% of the total agriculture exports from the US went to China. In 2017 agricultural exports reached 23.8 billion, and from 2000 to 2017 agriculture exports to China increased by 700%. However, since the beginning of 2018 China reduced and eventually stopped buying […]
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