I think both of--both you and Ms. Torres indicate--more so Ms. Torres--that H-2A workers perhaps should be covered under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
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Hirono advocates for H-2A workers' protection under agricultural labor laws.
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