A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers say a proposed rule to increase filing fees for seasonal guestworker visas will negatively impact farmers.
Congressman Bill Huizenga tells Brownfield farmers using the H-2A program are already facing a nearly 13 percent wage increase this year.
“We’re seeing a lot of frustration and anger out of farmers who are genuinely worried about what the future of the industry is going to be, not just for their families, but for us as a nation,” he says.“
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing increasing filing fees for H-2A and H-2B petitions and create new ones as part of an effort to fund the county’s asylum program for people seeking shelter in the U.S.
