Homeland Security announces 15,000 additional seasonal visas for companies at risk of failure

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Homeland Security announces 15,000 additional seasonal visas for companies at risk of failure

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 05/25/18 04:22 PM EDT

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that it would allow 15,000 more seasonal workers into the country in 2018 under the H-2B visa program, available to businesses at risk of failing without the increased workforce.

In a statement, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the move was meant to counter limitations on the program that had caused "a situation where the program unintentionally harms American businesses."

"We are once again in a situation where Congress has passed the buck and turned a decision over to DHS that would be better situated with Congress, who knows the needs of the program. As Secretary, I remain committed to protecting U.S. workers and strengthening the integrity of our lawful immigration system and look forward to working with Congress to do so," Nielsen added in her statement.

Nielsen's decision, which came after consult with Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, follows a report finding that Maryland's crab industry lost nearly half of its workforce due to the Trump administration's tightening controls on the visa system.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/latino/389437-homeland-security-announces-additional-h-2b-visas-for-companies-at-risk-of-failure

[yallerdawg]

1. Of course they have to revise all these mad flailings about!

Executive rules came about after years of informed considerations and advisements, the needs of the people and negotiations based on facts and circumstances.

The leader of the executive branch is supposed to serve ALL the people, not just be a political hack pandering to an extremist base.

Lesson One - don't vote for narcissistic demagogues.

Oops. We knew that already. We just thought we lived in a democracy.

[Botany]

2. 15,000 is nothing

If you are a farmer or a landscaper it might be too late to help this season

[Trust Buster]

3. They spend billions removing foreign workers. Now reality hits home. Their sucker bas will not

Notice.

[beachbum bob]

4. H2-B's? Another way for businesses not to pay american workers the american pay scale

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anything to kill competition for workers via raising pay and compensation

[tammywammy]

7. H2-B

[Totally Tunsie]

5. Some of frump's businesses must be affected.

Sounds like he might need some additional hotel workers.

[Blue_true]

6. My guess too. nt