President Donald Trump has exempted the Fortune 500’s international labor supply from his order for a temporary immigration shutdown. “This order will only apply to individuals seeking a permanent residency,” Trump said in an April 21 press conference at the White House. He said: It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by […]
Immigration Pause Will Not Apply to H-2A Visa Workers…
Gov’t Delivers 100,000 Cheap Visa-Workers to Disney, Hilton, Tourist Industry, for Summer Work…
The huge shot of “Summer Work Travel” labor arrives each year to fill seasonal jobs in holiday resorts, hotels, and harvests, and it allows companies to reduce the recruitment of young Americans for seasonal jobs. The program is run by State Department officials, and is justified as an international cultural exchange which will benefit America. […]
Paul Ryan’s GOP Quietly Boosts H-2B Visa-Worker Program…
The latest 1,305-page draft House appropriations bill for 2018 uses a bureaucratic trick on page 732 to help employers cut wages for foreign H-2B seasonal workers — and indirectly, also cut wages for American workers. “Republicans in Congress still haven’t got the message that voters sent last November”…
Speaker Ryan Squeezes 15,000 Extra H-2B Workers From DHS Chief John Kelly…
U.S. businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a lack of available temporary nonagricultural workers will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary nonagricultural workers under the H-2B program … “Congress gave me the opportunity to provide temporary relief to American businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a […]
UPDATE: Pres Trump’s Remarks on Buy American, Hire American Executive Order (EO Added Below Fold)…
“the American people voted to end the theft of American prosperity. They voted to bring back their jobs — and to bring back their dreams into our country. That’s why I’m here today. In just a few moments, I will be signing a Buy American and Hire American executive order. You haven’t heard about that […]