American Farms Rely More Than Ever on the Troubled H-2A Visa Program

Scritto il 04/06/2026
da Lydia DePillis

The Trump administration is allowing in more agricultural guest workers under the H-2A program, but preventing abuses is proving difficult.Christian Calderon is among the H-2A visa workers hired to harvest cherries in Kennewick, Wash. As the Trump administration lowers wages, farmers have requested more foreign workers.