An agent for an agricultural labor agency is hoping the federal government makes reforms to the H-2A agricultural visa program.
Beth VanDrie with Arlene Resource Management tells Brownfield she’s hopeful Washington makes changes to the H-2A beyond allowing year-round workers to help the dairy producers. VanDrie says the existing system for processing worker visas is unsustainable. “For the people that are in charge of processing all of the paperwork and making sure that it’s running smoothly for us, it seems to be an overwhelming workload right now.
