BGOV Bill Summary: H.R. 1603, Farm Worker Visas (1)

Undocumented agricultural workers could qualify for a new temporary immigration status or permanent legal status under H.R. 1603.

The bill would also make changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program, including by setting up a pilot program to allow visa holders to change jobs without a new application process, and would require agricultural employers to use an employment eligibility verification system modeled after E-Verify.

“The men and women who work America’s farms feed the nation. But many of them do so while living and working in a state of uncertainty and fear, which has only been ...