Fewer U.S. workers seem to be moving across state and county lines to “follow the season” for farm labor in Washington. Meanwhile, more guest workers are being hired.
Total hired farm labor in the state dropped 23 percent from 2017 to 2022, more than twice the national rate of decline. Migrant farm labor fell even more.
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Agricultural employers and advocates say foreign workers are essential amidst a shortage of farmworker labor. Critics of the program are worried H-2A workers are replacing domestic labor with a workforce