One U.S. visa program is growing rapidly. No one is happy with it.

Farmworkers harvest strawberries in a field on Farmworkers Day on March 31, 2026 near Oxnard, Calif.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are starting to talk about one facet of immigration reform: how to expand the popular H-2A visa program for farm laborers. They face obstacles.

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