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State Department acts to accelerate H-2A approvals

03/26/20 10:38 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department farm workers Fresh Produce H-2A labor mexico State Department usda
The State Department agreed to accelerate approvals of H-2A farm workers by waiving interviews for many applicants, a move welcomed by agricultural groups who feared that embassy cutbacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic would leave farms without needed labor.
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