According to the American Farm Bureau report, the 185 percent increase in the H-2A program over the past decade highlights a ...
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Illinois sees 10% increase in H-2A workers

Nationwide, 398,258 positions were certified in fiscal 2025 — 13,358 more positions than in 2024. The H-2A program has grown 185% in the past 10 years.
Marco is an H-2A visa immigrant farm laborer employed by Fresh Harvest on April 28, 2020 in Salinas, California. Fresh Harvest is the one of the largest employers of people using the H-2A temporary ...
A file photo of H-2A workers on a farm in Colorado that grows peaches, grapes, cherries and pears. Guest farm workers holding H-2A visas are more important than ever for agriculture, especially after ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local workers I’ve interviewed in Washington state in the past year say they don’t blame H-2A workers for coming to work on farms; ...
The U.S. agricultural industry depends on undocumented immigrants, but President Trump’s immigration crackdown is further depleting an already tight workforce. The labor crisis may be setting the ...