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  • In Georgia, farmers like Mr. Pearson and Mr. Ray say that unless the federal government expands its guest-worker program, called H-2A, strict enforcement of immigration laws would choke U.S. agriculture.

    Immigration Bills Rile Farmers Cameron McWhirter 2011

  • Global Horizons recruited Thai workers under the federal government's agricultural guest worker program, known as H-2A.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Global Horizons recruited Thai workers under the federal government's agricultural guest worker program, known as H-2A.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • "I can't find local people to do this work anymore," the elder Deal said, adding that he uses workers certified by a U.S. guest-worker program, called H-2A, aimed at allowing foreign workers to enter the country for seasonal farm jobs.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Haygood and some other farmers in both states are using a federal guest worker program, known as H-2A, which lets farmers bring in an unlimited number of temporary agriculture workers.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • The laborers, who were impoverished rural farmers from Thailand, were recruited under the U.S. Department of Labor's seasonal and agricultural worker program, known as the H-2A program, the indictment states.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Global Horizons recruited Thai workers under the federal government's agricultural guest worker program, known as H-2A.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • He said he would soon introduce a separate bill to "address the needs of the agriculture industry," either proposing changes to the current federal temporary farm worker program, known as H-2A, or offering a new guest worker program.

    NYT > Home Page By JESSE McKINLEY 2011

  • federal program called H-2A that allows seasonal foreign workers into the country to make up the gap where willing and able American workers are few in number.

    NYT > Home Page By KIRK JOHNSON 2011

  • federal program called H-2A that allows seasonal foreign workers into the country to make up the gap where willing and able American workers are few in number.

    NYT > Global Home By KIRK JOHNSON 2011

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