HR 3270 · 98th Congress · Immigration
Seasonal Agricultural Foreign Worker Act of 1983
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.(1983-06-17)
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Seasonal Agricultural Foreign Worker Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (The Act) to add to the classification of non-immigrant aliens those foreign workers who have no intention of abandoning a foreign residence, but come to the United States for seasonal agricultural employment for a maximum of eleven consecutive months. Prohibits the admission of an alien as a non- immigrant if such alien has violated the terms or conditions of a previous admission as a non-immigrant within the past five years. Directs the Attorney General to consult with the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor to establish an admissions program for nonimmigrant workers entering the United States for seasonal agricultural employment which does not exceed eleven consecutive months. Requires such program to impose monthly and annual quotas upon nonimmigrant visas by agricultural employment region. Subjects the availability of such visas to a specified preference system, based upon a certain allotment formula. States that the availability of a nonimmigrant visa is not predicated upon petitions from prospective employers within the United States. Specifies exceptions. States that nonimmigra…
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