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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Nobelle Borines

Trump Admin Quietly Brings Back Migrant Workers to Fix the Farm Labour Shortage It Created

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The future of America's agricultural workforce has become an urgent economic issue as President Donald Trump's immigration policies collide with farms' long-standing dependency on migrant labour. Across the United States, farmers say it is increasingly difficult to find enough people to harvest crops and maintain food production. In response, many agricultural businesses have turned to the H-2A visa programme, which permits US employers to hire foreign workers for seasonal agricultural jobs.

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