A nursery with headquarters in Miami, Florida, has been accused of hiring foreign H-2A visa holders rather than eligible Americans for blue-collar, agricultural labor in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dept. of Labor reported last month that a judge had approved the agency\u2019s inquiry into Pure Beauty Farm Inc., ordering the nursery to pay fines totaling almost $200,000 and almost $18,000 in back wages to one specific worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the agency\u2019s conclusions, Pure Beauty Farm Inc. reportedly offered foreign H-2A visa workers preference throughout the hiring process for agricultural positions at its farm in Greensboro, GA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pure Beauty Farm Inc. purportedly required 29 potential Americans to submit documentation proving they had past nursery work experience, which was not required of its foreign H-2A visa hires, and as a result rejected their applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Pure Beauty Farm Inc. is accused of breaking housing regulations for the H-2A visa program by cramming foreign workers into small spaces with debris, broken fire alarms, mildew damage, and other problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the agency has decided to allow the nursery to continue using the program with outside supervision for the following three years rather than prohibiting it from importing foreign H-2A visa employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A limitless number of American jobs may be outsourced by U.S. agricultural businesses each year to foreign workers under the H-2A visa program, who may then extend their stay for up to three years. The H-4 visa allows foreign spouses and children of H-2A visa holders to enter the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breitbart News has been documenting the program\u2019s use to replace Americans and maintain the cheapness of agricultural labor for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little over 16,000 foreign workers with visas were imported in 1997 to compete for agricultural jobs in the United States. By 2021, that number had risen to a record 258,000 foreign employees, representing a more than 1,500% increase in the H-2A visa program in less than 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n