Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
Description:
At present, the United States has two main programs for temporarily importing
low-skilled workers, sometimes referred to as guest workers. Agricultural guest
workers enter through the H-2A program and other guest workers enter through the
H-2B program. Employers interested in importing workers under either program
must first apply to the U.S. Labor Department for a certification that U.S. workers
capable of performing the work are not available and that the employment of alien
workers will not …
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Date:
June 8, 2004
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department