On March 31, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) announced an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for the second half of Fiscal Year 2022. Of the 35,000 visas issued, 23,500 will be allocated to returning workers who received …
H-2B visas
With unemployment remaining slightly higher than pre-COVID levels, and workforce participation sagging, the federal government is again busting the cap on H-2B visas in order to import still more cheap, low-skill labor into the country. This, at a time…
“The [Department of Homeland Security] decision to issue 20,000 more visas with 6,500 specifically allocated for workers from Northern Triangle countries and Haiti is a good start, but not nearly enough.” — Wall Street Journal, Feb. 8, 2022 Amid …
Too often, companies hire unskilled illegal aliens to cut back on costs, despite there being a large pool of able, willing, capable Americans looking for work. Yet, not as much focus is given on the adverse impacts of the H-2B visa, a legal means to hi…
The Biden administration’s move to raise the ceiling on H-2B seasonal work visas has angered some of the president’s most loyal supporters. With millions of Americans unemployed, 10 labor unions warn that the decision to add 22,000 slots to the existin…
After a marathon 15-hour vote-a-rama , the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. Because the Senate considered the bill under the budget reconciliation process, Democ…
Two provisions in the $900 billion stimulus package are of particular interest – and benefit – to selected groups of foreign workers and illegal aliens. The first allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor Department to issue more H-2B …
Former Democratic presidential aspirant and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) introduced a new bill that would transform the flawed H-2B nonimmigrant guestworker program into a permanent pipeline for low-skilled permanent immigration. This p…
The Kentucky Derby, one of horse racing’s largest events, will occur on September 5 after a long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “fastest two minutes in sports” will also happen without any fans after Churchill Downs walked back on earlier plan…
On March 16, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 3,000 points – the worst drop in the index’s history aside from 1987’s Black Monday. The White House warned that the economy was inching dangerously close to recession as government autho…