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Foreign workers on way to Washington apple harvest

The Columbian
Published: August 14, 2014, 12:00am

KENNEWICK — Buses with about 500 foreign workers were expected to arrive Wednesday in the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas to help harvest a record apple crop in Washington.

The Washington Farm Labor Association says they’ll likely be in the orchards by Friday.

Visas through the federal H-2A guest worker program had been delayed by State Department computer problems.

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