This is a good introduction to the existing H2A and H2B migrant worker visa system and the abuses it can entail.
MEXICO-U.S.: Visas No Guarantee for Migrant Worker Rights - IPS ipsnews.net: "The Mexican recipients of the H2A and H2B visas, created by the U.S. government to regulate seasonal employment, often suffer abuse from their employers in activities that may even involve the crime of human trafficking. South of the border, activists and experts alike charge that the Mexican government is failing to protect its migrant workers." Oct. 9, 2010
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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