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H-2A

H-2A noun: a visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for agricultural occupations.

Noun

H-2A (plural H-2As)

  1. (US) A visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for agricultural occupations.
    • Skilled foreign farm workers are the backbone of US agriculture and are traditionally in the US on H-2A seasonal visas, which saw its highest ever utilization rate this year, according to the Farm Bureau.2022 December 22, Vanessa Yurkevich, “America needs immigrants to solve its labor shortage”, in CNN
    • Kline interviewed with 285 Mexican H-2A workers in Ohio and learned that the first challenge for many was learning to cook and clean for themselves. The H-2As were men from rural Mexico who were accustomed to mothers and wives performing household chores. Mexican H-2A workers appreciated getting to...2024 October 8, “Harris, Trump, and H-2As”, in Rural Migration News

Forms of H-2A

pluralH-2As

Questions about H-2A

What does H-2A mean?
H-2A means a visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for agricultural occupations.
What part of speech is H-2A?
H-2A is a noun.
What is the plural of H-2A?
The plural of H-2A is H-2As.

Words near H-2A in the dictionary

  1. H'yana
  2. H*tler
  3. h+
  4. H-1B
  5. H-1Bs
  6. H-2A
  7. H-2As
  8. H-2B
  9. H-2Bs
  10. h-back
  11. h-backs

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