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The state routinely leads the nation in demand for H-2B visas, the nonagricultural arm of the visa program, that allows employers to hire temporary workers for work such as construction, landscaping and hospitality.
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Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
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.
—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
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Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
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.
—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
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“Nonagricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagricultural. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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