Thousands of migrant workers make trek to Louisiana’s farms on temporary agricultural visas

*Temporary worker programs are already in place (have been in place for may years) in the agriculture industry. Yet, you don’t hear much about this in immigration discussions. VL

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino

WHITE CASTLE, LA. (AP) –  Cousins Roberto and Aurelio Nuñez came to Louisiana to find what they couldn’t in Mexico: a way to adequately provide for their families.

For up to 10 months each year, the Nuñezes and thousands of other Latinos leave home to work on Louisiana farms as documented temporary agricultural workers — H-2A workers, in bureaucratic parlance.

About 15,000 Latinos have visas for work in Louisiana, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

Aurelio, 40, has been coming to this farming community for three years, but his home and family are in Mexico City.

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