EPI Report: No Data to Support H-2B Visa Increase
Published:
Tue, Jul 18th 2017 @ 4:33 pm EDT
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that there is no evidence of a labor shortage to support the recent H-2B visa increase. DHS Secretary John Kelly announced this week that he will use the authority granted by Congress to approve an additional 15,000 H-2B visas over the annual 66,000 cap.
In the latest omnibus spending bill, Congress granted DHS the authority to increase H-2B visas up to 130,000 if Secretary Kelly, after consulting with the Dept. of Labor, determines that “the needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied in fiscal year 2017 with United States workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor.” If not, then DHS “may increase the total number of aliens who may receive a visa” in the H-2B program.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/epi-report-no-data-support-h-2b-visa-increase
