Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers

[TomSea]

Economy
Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers
By Heather Long
April 6 at 11:44 AM

As President Trump threatened to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border in recent days, his Department of Homeland Security nearly doubled the number of temporary guest worker visas available this summer.

The Homeland Security and Labor departments plan to grant an additional 30,000 H-2B visas this summer on top of the 33,000 they had already planned to give out, the agencies confirmed.

The H-2B visa allows foreign workers to come to the United States legally and work for several months at companies such as landscapers, amusement parks or hotels. About 80 percent of these visas went to people from Mexico and Central America last year, government data shows.

Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/06/trump-administration-nearly-doubles-h-b-guest-visa-program-which-brings-many-mexican-workers/

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Does anyone still believe he is serious about shutting down the border to illegals?

Hell,there won't BE any illegals if he gives them all work permits and allows them to just walk in.