Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States

Key Points

• 1Farms can hire temporary foreign workers for herding livestock and range-based agricultural production work when domestic workers are unavailable
• 2The H-2A visa program requires employers to prove they made good-faith efforts to recruit U.S. workers first before hiring foreigners
• 3Foreign workers must be guaranteed the same wages, housing, and working conditions as U.S. workers doing the same job
• 4This rule applies specifically to range and herding operations, which are difficult positions to fill with local workers in rural areas
• 5The regulation aims to help livestock farms meet their labor needs while protecting both foreign and domestic workers from exploitation

Impact Assessment

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