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The foreign farmworkers exploited in Georgia largely came here legally, on H-2A guestworker visas, and were abused by labor contractors despite the federal protections meant to shield them. H-2A sets minimum wages and requires farmers to cover housing and transport. ProPublica spent nearly two years on this. Reporting by Max Blau. https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-protections-profits-trump