The labor department filing reduces the minimum wage that must be paid to H2-A visa workers by $1.12 to $3.18 per hour depending on the state. The change is expected to result in farmers seeking to hire more foreign workers.
This contradicts the July claim from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that the administration is working toward an "100% American workforce."
Other info in the report also appears to paint Rollins statement as a practical impossibility. The report makes it clear that there is a "lack of qualified and eligible U.S. workers." It goes on to say that the most recent data confirms that "despite efforts to broadly advertise agricultural jobs...domestic applicants are not applying for agricultural positions in sufficient numbers."