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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 07:45

H-2A

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Increased immigration enforcement and some high profile cases involving human trafficking are causing some growers in Florida to rethink how to get their crops harvested.  An alternative to hiring farm laborers – who may or may not be properly documented – is the government’s H-2A temporary worker program.  Some farm worker advocates criticize the program.  Others say if it’s done right, everyone benefits.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.


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