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Illinois sees 10% increase in H-2A workers

Nationwide, 398,258 positions were certified in fiscal 2025 — 13,358 more positions than in 2024. The H-2A program has grown 185% in the past 10 years.
Guest farm workers holding H-2A visas are more important than ever for agriculture, especially after President Trump’s ...
A new class action lawsuit against Jackson Farming Company of Autryville highlights how agricultural employers abuse immigrant workers. New GOP policies aim to make that more common.
Illinois farmers increasingly rely on the H-2A visa program to address severe labor shortages, but recent wage changes spark ...
As Congress revisits the nation’s agricultural safety net, Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA-15), Chairman of the House ...
The U.S. agricultural industry depends on undocumented immigrants, but President Trump’s immigration crackdown is further depleting an already tight workforce. The labor crisis may be setting the ...
Marco is an H-2A visa immigrant farm laborer employed by Fresh Harvest on April 28, 2020 in Salinas, California. Fresh Harvest is the one of the largest employers of people using the H-2A temporary ...
The H-2A visa program has long been touted as a way to ensure that farmers can access enough workers without hiring people who are undocumented. But for some migrant farmworkers seeking better-paying ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. H-2A Program Exploited Trio Allegedly Trapped Farmworkers Image by Canva A federal grand jury has indicted three Mexican citizens ...
Many of the harms of recent immigration enforcement are incalculable. But researchers have put a number on the economic toll ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local workers I’ve interviewed in Washington state in the past year say they don’t blame H-2A workers for coming to work on farms; ...