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Trump Administration Makes 15,000 Additional H-2B Visas available
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it would provide businesses another 15,000 H-2B visas to bring low-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. this summer, offering a modest infusion to the popular program.
The number of visas available each year for seasonal work is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided between the summer and winter seasons. Congress declined to lift that cap during negotiations this spring. It did, however, give the secretary of homeland security authority to issue up to 69,000 more this summer if she determines there is sufficient need.
A range of businesses—including fisheries, landscapers and those in summer tourist spots—have complained about worker shortages and have been waiting to see if Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will use that authority. But people who support restrictions on immigration, including some in the White House, argue that foreign workers drive down American wages and oppose additional visas.
Faced with a similar choice last summer, then-DHS Secretary John Kelly also provided an additional 15,000 visas but cast it as a one-time only move.
Also reported at:
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-makes-15-000-additional-h-2b-visas-available-1527279631
- https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/05/26/homeland-security-approves-15000-additional-h-2b-visas-to-bring-low-skilled-foreign-workers-to-us
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:32PM (8 children)
People who are willing to move to a foreign country for low-skilled, low-paying jobs are guaranteed to have high work-ethic.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:53PM (5 children)
... but only because of the comparatively high wage compared to their home country. Moving abroad, living frugally and repatriating a portion of their take home pay makes economic sensed given its buying power in the countries likely to provide migrant workers.
Local worker will never see a comparable buying power from their wages and so will correctly choose not to do those jobs.
There aren't enough worker == we're not paying enough or we failed to automate sufficiently.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:58PM
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(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @06:16PM
Amazing! [soylentnews.org]
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @08:28PM (1 child)
Amazing! [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @08:30PM
Amazing that you keep reposting. Get a fucking life.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @08:01PM
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2018, @10:21PM (1 child)
Dear lord grant me the tolerance for ignorant fools and the wisdom to know when to ignore them.
I guess this isn't a time to ignore. People move to Western nations for "low pay" jobs not because they are lazy but because low paying jobs in the US are 50x better than the low paying jobs in their own countries. The quality of work is still dependent on the individuals and your assumption is yet another illustration of HOW FUCKING IGNORANT AND STUPID YOU ARE! Woops, so much for tolerance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @12:12AM
He said they were hard-working, not lazy.
You're the one who is the ignorant, stupid, illiterate fool.