"US-based farms and growers are increasingly looking to hire H-2A workers, foreign agricultural laborers allowed to temporarily work in the country under federal law enacted in the late 1980s."
"Alberto worries that work in this fertile area will soon dry up for workers like him, as some growers are turning to H-2A labor first, squeezing domestic workers out."
"The program, administered by the Department of Labor, has been steadily growing and was buoyed by the Trump administration's pandemic designation of farm workers as essential workers."
"Workers demand more working hours and fair wages, reflecting the concerns of many who worry about the future of domestic agricultural labor in Quincy."
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