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In the short term, expanding the number of H-1B visas for skilled professionals and H-2B visas for seasonal nonagricultural workers would help employers overcome this acute labor shortage.
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Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2022
Switchgrass and Miscanthus grasses grown specifically for ethanol production on nonagricultural lands are also expected to add significant amounts of biomass for ethanol production in coming years.
—Eric Jarvis, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
According to federal investigators, one of restaurants' owners also hired a child who was 13 years old at the time of employment — one year younger than the legal age for employment in restaurants and other nonagricultural jobs.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 31 May 2023
Business groups and immigrant advocates have proposed several incremental changes to immigration policy, such as a new visa category for nonagricultural workers without college degrees — like cooks and cashiers — and a bill that would put farmworkers on a path to citizenship.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
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Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2022
Switchgrass and Miscanthus grasses grown specifically for ethanol production on nonagricultural lands are also expected to add significant amounts of biomass for ethanol production in coming years.
—Eric Jarvis, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
According to federal investigators, one of restaurants' owners also hired a child who was 13 years old at the time of employment — one year younger than the legal age for employment in restaurants and other nonagricultural jobs.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 31 May 2023
Business groups and immigrant advocates have proposed several incremental changes to immigration policy, such as a new visa category for nonagricultural workers without college degrees — like cooks and cashiers — and a bill that would put farmworkers on a path to citizenship.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
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“Nonagricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagricultural. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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