H-2A – Farmworker Justice

Adverse Effect Wage Rates 2020 – 2021

State-by-state chart showing the 2020 and 2021 Adverse Effect Wages Rates (AEWR) for the H-2A guestworker program.

Fact Sheet on the AGRI Act of 2019

Farmworker Justice fact sheet on the "AGRI Act" of 2019, H.R. 3740, which would further worsen workers' rights in the H-2A temporary visa program.

FJ Fact Sheet on the 2019 H-2A Rulemaking

Farmworker Justice summary of the July 2019 proposed rulemaking on the H-2A temporary visa program. Comments are due September 24, 2019.

Fact Sheet on Sen. Paul H-2A Bill

This fact sheet details Sen. Paul's (R-KY) "Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act," S. 1887, which seeks to expand the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program to year-round jobs, among other provisions.

Fact Sheet on Rep. Collins HELP Farms H-2A Expansion Bill

FJ Fact Sheet on Rep. Collins' "Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act" or "HELP Farms Act," H.R. 2801, which seeks to expand the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program to year-round jobs.

ILRWG Letter on H-2A Dairy Amendment

Letter from the International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG), of which Farmworker Justice is a member, opposing substantive H-2 riders in the appropriations process.

Farmworker Justice Statement on H-2A and Dairy Amendment

FJ statement on amendment to 2020 DHS appropriations bill amending H-2A program to allow year-round work such as dairy.

Fact Sheet on the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

On March 14, 2019, Reps. Brindisi (D-NY) and Joyce (R-PA) introduced the “Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act,” H.R. 1778. The bill would cause great harm to workers by expanding the H-2A program to allow employers to petition for year-round dairy workers and sheepherders under the H-2A program.

Fact Sheet on the H-2A Program

Fact sheet on the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program.

Fact Sheet on the AG and Legal Workforce Act

Fact Sheet on AG and Legal Workforce Act

Summary of the "AG and Legal Workforce Act," HR 6417, introduced by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA). This bill would replace the H-2A program with a newly created H-2C program and eliminate long-standing worker protections.