guest worker
noun
: a foreign laborer working temporarily in an industrialized usually European country
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Trump’s properties have made extensive use of guest worker visas.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s because Utah legislators and then-Governor Gary Herbert (R) enacted legislation in 2011 to create a state-run guest worker program.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
His mother and father moved to Germany in the 1970s as Gastarbeiter — guest workers — chasing opportunity but facing challenges.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
But the growers who employed the guest workers continued to fight back, and the final outcome was still being debated in Congress.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s because Utah legislators and then-Governor Gary Herbert (R) enacted legislation in 2011 to create a state-run guest worker program.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
His mother and father moved to Germany in the 1970s as Gastarbeiter — guest workers — chasing opportunity but facing challenges.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
But the growers who employed the guest workers continued to fight back, and the final outcome was still being debated in Congress.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Guest worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20worker. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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