Skip to content
The Nexus
DossierENTITY

H-2A visa

Coverage of H-2A visa in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 22 · 19:46 UTCMost recent: Jul 10 · 17:00 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Glenn 'GT' Thompsonperson1American Farm Bureau Federationorganization1U.S. Chamber of Commerceorganization1Trump administrationorganization1House Agriculture Committeeorganization1Rep. Clay Higginsperson1Wilford Carterperson1Cleo Fieldsperson1Joe Arceneauxperson1Louisiana Farm Bureauorganization1LSU AgCenterorganization1CRAW Acttopic1H-2B visatopic1crawfish industrytopic1
Recent coverage
  • POLITICSJul 10 · 17:00 UTCLAIST
    One US visa program is growing rapidly. No one is happy with it

    The H-2A visa program for seasonal agricultural labor is expanding rapidly, with usage rising over 500% since 2012. Farmers and agricultural groups advocate for further expansion to address labor shortages amid immigration enforcement, while labor organizations and conservatives criticize the program for potential abuses and reliance on foreign workers.

  • POLITICSJun 22 · 19:46 UTCWAFB BATON ROUGE
    Louisiana crawfish farmers hope CRAW Act fixes worker shortage that hurt 2026 season

    Louisiana crawfish farmers face a labor shortage due to H-2B visa caps affecting peeling plants, threatening industry revenue and prompting a bipartisan proposal to reclassify processing under uncapped H-2A visas. Reps. Clay Higgins, Wilford Carter, and Cleo Fields introduced the CRAW Act to address the issue.