In response to constant reports of labor abuse by employers and contractors against guest workers, the U.S. government published new rules for the H-2B visa program, which give these transnational workers many guarantees for the first time ever. About 66,000 workers with H-2B visas come to the U.S. ever year to work temporarily in low-paid jobs, including in the gardening and seafood industries, and in carnival operations. Marco Vinicio González prepared this report.

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