H-2A Visa: Farming's Modern-Day Slavery & Budget Cuts!
Welcome to the thrilling H-2A visa rollercoaster, where migrant farmworkers face wage theft, threats of deportation, assault, and even death, all under the USDA's cheerily titled 'Protections' umbrella. With a mind-blowing 84% violation rate found by the Government Accountability Office in federal checksâoh wait, there aren't many checks because the Labor Department has so few inspectors, apparently since the 1980s! Attorney Daniel Costa warns that the Wage and Hour Divisionâs budget is about to get slashed further under the Trump admin's proposed 2026 budget. Meanwhile, corporate heroes like Walmart, McDonaldâs, and Whole Foods have joined the Fair Food Program, but Kroger and Wendyâs play 'Supplier-Your-Problem.' By 2030, 500,000 seasonal workers may slog on under these cherished conditionsâhold onto your tractors!
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When your visa promises fair wages but delivers modern slavery, and the enforcement crew is busy playing hide-and-seek, you know bureaucracy is the hottest crop in Americaâs fields.
If 84% of investigations find violations but investigations are 'elite scarce,' are we harvesting crops or sarcasm?
The Wage and Hour Divisionâs investigator count is at an 80s low, probably reminiscing about disco, because zero enforcement is groovinâ just fine.
Source: Propublica | Published: 9/16/2025 | Author: by Max Blau
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