A survey of businesses that provide a variety of forest management services indicated the importance of H-2B guest workers in performing important tasks which facilitate management and sustainability of forest resources in the United States. Those workers accomplish a wide variety of tasks with tree planting being most common. Although the positions filled by those workers are first made available to US workers at government-mandated wage rates, few apply. Businesses reported that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to secure all of their guest visas to fulfill their contacts. Although former President Donald J. Trump’s proclamation on June 22, 2020, suspending entry of workers with H-2B visas, would have resulted in approximately one million acres not being reforested by respondents in 2020, a National Interest Exemption process provided a reprieve through the end of 2020. A long-term solution is needed to ensure that there are enough H-2B workers available to continue providing these important services.

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H-2B 客工及其在美国森林中发挥的关键作用

一项对提供各种森林管理服务的企业的调查表明，H-2B 客工在执行促进美国森林资源管理和可持续性的重要任务方面的重要性。这些工人完成各种各样的任务，最常见的是植树。尽管这些工人填补的职位首先以政府规定的工资率提供给美国工人，但很少有人申请。企业报告说，他们越来越难以获得所有客人签证以履行他们的联系。尽管前总统唐纳德·J·特朗普 (Donald J. Trump) 于 2020 年 6 月 22 日宣布暂停持有 H-2B 签证的工人入境，但这将导致 2020 年受访者无法重新造林约 100 万英亩，