Trump Administration Proposes New Agriculture Immigration Rules
- Labor Department issues proposed changes in H-2A visa program
- Program brings in temporary foreign agricultural workers
Mexican farm workers hoe a cabbage field in Holtville, California in 2016.
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The Trump administration proposed new immigration rules Monday for temporary agricultural workers that officials said would make it easier for employers to apply for the visas.
The regulatory changes will play out in a charged political climate on immigration as President Donald Trump has clamped down on border crossings and promised a series of raids against undocumented immigrants around the country.