More red tape

摘要

MOST Americans don't know what it's like to work in a field harvesting crops. The majority of field hands are migrant workers. The only source of legal farm workers to replace those who are unauthorized is the H-2A temporary and seasonal foreign worker program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Nonetheless, DOL continues to insist that there are U.S. citizens ready, willing, and able to do seasonal agricultural work, if only they are given the opportunity. This has led DOL to challenge experience requirements and other qualifications that H-2A employers insist are necessary to hiring effective workers.