Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said easing restrictions for noncitizen farmworkers is a top priority, as labor shortages continue to strain farmers across the U.S. Changes to the H-2A visa program and new legal pathways could offer relief soon.
The Trump administration is working to finalize more lenient guidelines for noncitizen farmworkers by harvest season. She said it’s an issue she’s had many long conversations with the president about over the years. There is zero doubt that labor is a massive issue for probably the large majority of our agriculture industry, our farmers and our ranchers. Her remarks came just days after President Donald Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting that he may ease immigration restrictions for farm laborers. Under his plan, farm and hotel workers would leave the country and then return legally with the backing of their U.S. employer.
SOURCE: NAFB News Service
