Mr. President. section 211 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983 deals with temporary. nonimmigrant foreign workersthe socalled H2 program. The operation of the H2 program has a direct effect on the economy of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. The apple crop in the panhandle is harvested in large part by H2 workers. The H2 program is complex and cumbersome. Each year. agricultural employers who wish to supplement their domestic labor force with temporary foreign workers at harvest time must be certified by the Department of Labor as eligible to use such workers. The certification process requires several months to complete each year.
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