Immigrant Farmworkers
May 12, 2021•32 min•Ep. 18
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Episode description
How many immigrants work in agriculture?
Why are so many farmworkers undocumented?
Do farms hire immigrants because they can pay them less?
What is the process for a farm to legally hire a temporary H2-A visa farmworker? Is it expensive?
Are H2-A visas limited? What is the timeframe allowed?
What are the limits on these temporary H2-A visas?
What are some of the challenges facing immigrant farmworkers?
Guest: Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program
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