Visa backlog from shutdown could cause shortage of farm labor
Story Date: 10/22/2013

Source: Jack Fitzpatrick, CRONKITE NEWS, 10/20/13

WASHINGTON – This month’s federal government shutdown caused a backup in seasonal farmworkers’ visa applications that some groups say could lead to a labor shortage during the coming winter vegetable harvest. 

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