Fact Sheet on the “Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017”

Summary of the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” H.R. 4092, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), which would create the H-2C program, a new agricultural guestworker program that would strip away the limited protections currently found in the H-2A program.
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Immigration & Labor
- Bracero Program (1942-1964)
- Current Guestworker Programs
- Immigration Enforcement and DACA
- International Labor Issues
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers
- Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers
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Health
- Farmworker Health Issues
- Healthcare Access
- Occupational and Environmental Health