/ 17 December 2021

Soil and trials: South Africans embroiled in US farm worker visa debate

Immigrant Agricultural Workers Critical To U.s. Food Security Amid Covid 19 Outbreak
Take your pick: Fresh Harvest farm in Greenfield, California, is one of the largest employers of foreigners working on temporary agricultural worker – or H-2A – visas in the US. Photo: Brent Stirton/Getty Images
The Mississippi court case is unique; usually the grievances are against Mexicans accused of taking work from Americans

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