The number of H-2A visas granted for agriculture equipment operators rose to 10,798 from October through March,a fan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:20 pmBecause you can get American workers to drive a combine or trucks....Grain is different.old salt wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:35 pmIt's an ag worker visa -- how is it specific ?a fan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:37 pmI don't. He could have fixed this, too. He didn't. It's not a priority. Never has been for D's.
That's a VERY specific VISA, shortages for ALL work VISAs abound. Under every President, OS.old salt wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:14 pmhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKBN2431BQ
Farmers, who have been loyal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, have grown more reliant on immigrant labor in recent years. The Trump administration continues to issue agriculture visas while clamping down on tech workers, students and other groups.
The number of H-2A visas granted for agriculture equipment operators rose to 10,798 from October through March, the typical hiring period for harvesters looking for a labor force that starts cutting wheat in May. That was up 49% from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
To qualify for H-2A nonimmigrant classification, the petitioner must:
Offer a job that is of a temporary or seasonal nature.
-Demonstrate that there are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to do the temporary work.
-Show that employing H-2A workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.
Generally, submit a single valid temporary labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor with the H-2A petition. (A limited exception to this requirement exists in certain “emergent circumstances.”See e.g., 8 CFR 214.2(h)(-5)(x) for specific details.)
The second bolded one trips up the application, because gringos will drive trucks and equipment.
...in almost 11k cases, they were able to demonstrate no gringo drivers available.