Immigrant Farmworkers

from Talking Immigration · host Catarina Wignall

How many immigrants work in agriculture? Why are so many farmworkers undocumented? Do farms hire immigrants because they can pay them less? What is the process for a farm to legally hire a temporary H2-A visa farmworker? Is it expensive? Are H2-A visas limited? What is the timeframe allowed? What are the limits on these temporary H2-A visas? What are some of the challenges facing immigrant farmworkers? Guest: Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program

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How many immigrants work in agriculture? Why are so many farmworkers undocumented? What is the process for a farm to legally hire a temporary H2-A visa farmworker? What are the limits on these temporary H2-A visas? What are some of the challenges facing immigrant farmworkers? Guest: Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program

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