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Trump Administration Acknowledges It Needs Immigrant Farmworkers as It Moves to Cut Their Pay
The Department of Labor's rule could cut farmworker wages by 26% to 32%, amounting to $4.4 to $5.4 billion lost annually nationwide, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay
A Trump administration policy would cut the minimum wage for immigrants with H-2A visas. A federal judge in California heard arguments in the case Wednesday
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Fresno farmworkers protest pay cuts outside federal courthouse
More than 100 farmworkers and supporters rallied outside Fresno’s federal courthouse on Wednesday, as an initial hearing in a national case challenging the Trump administration’s cuts to farmworker wages unfolded seven stories above Tulare Street. In October 2025, the Department of Labor unveiled a temporary rule announcing a new methodology for calculating the minimum wage for guest agricultural workers hired through the H-2A visa program. The…
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