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Wilson County News
Time for new immigration law
Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow U.S. farmers to hire foreign workers when they are unable to fill their jobs with Americans. The H-2A rules were already stringent regarding requirements about pay and providing room and board and transportation to workers. But the Biden administration, under the thumb of union pressure, added additional stringencies, allowing guest workers “collective action,” giving unions access to pitch their line onsite and making it more difficult to fire workers. Given that the whole idea of the H-2A is to provide a...