Congressmen complain about H-2A problems

A bi-partisan group of 102 members of Congress wrote U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on Friday demanding that Citizenship and Immigration Services fix the administrative backlog of the H-2A agricultural worker program.  The lawmakers complained to Perez and ICE director Leon Rodriguez about the increasing issues and delays trying to process applications and visa petitions for H-2A workers. The backlog is creating a labor shortage for farmers who rely heavily on immigrant labor. Read more at DTN/Progressive Farmer…