This is What It's Like to be A U.S. Guest Worker
The U.S. agriculture system relies on migrant farm workers from Mexico. The H2-A Visa program brings about 66,000 people from Mexico to fill these jobs, although I believe the estimate that I recently read was anywhere from 1 to 3 million farmers from Mexico are here without papers. Without guest workers, we're lacking a very critical labor force that helps feed American families. For workers who have a good experience, they're making money for their families while helping feed American families. Without their labor, I've read report after report, particularly in agriculture, where farmers cannot find Americans to work for the wage that they're giving. If we don't have people out there to process our food, that could have a huge effect on our economy and livelihood in the U.S.