The U.S. migratory agricultural work force has declined dramatically in recent years. while the demand for labor in seasonally labor intensive fruit. vegetables. and other commodities has increased. Since not enough domestic labor is available for agriculture needs. many areas of the country depend on foreign workers to supplement domestic labor. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 authorizes the temporary admission and employment of aliens in jobs for which there are not sufficient qualified and available U.S. workers if the employment of the alien will not adversely affect U.S. workers similarly employed. In recent years about 60 to 75 thousand of these "H2" workers have been admitted to the United States annually. about onethird of them for agricultural jobs. Admission of H2 workers is governed by regulations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The labor certification process is governed by regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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