The H-2A program was preceded by several other temporary worker programs designed to address farm labor shortages in the United States. During World War I, the Congress authorized the issuance of rules providing for the temporary admission of otherwise inadmissible aliens, and this led to the establishment of a temporary farm labor program designed to replace U.S. workers directly involved in the war effort.
| Author: Government Accountability Office |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Sep 12, 2013 |
| Number of Pages: 50 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1492352101 |
| ISBN-13: 9781492352105 |