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Republicans in Congress Cut a Deal to Double H-2B Guest Workers

 
Fri, Nov 30th 2018 @ 2:11 pm EST

This week, Breitbart reported that Congressional staffers had struck a deal with a business lobbyist group to double the number of H-2B guest worker visas allocated annually, from the current 66,000 to 132,000. This increase would be made permanent if the agreement makes it into law.

The H-2B visa is for temporary low-skilled, non-agricultural workers, many of who work in hospitality services, food processing, and landscaping.

In an unusual maneuver, staffers from the offices of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SC), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) entered into an agreement that would double the number of H-2Bs available every year in exchange for employers using E-Verify to check new hires. In addition, employers would also verify current employees, and if any are found to be unauthorized to work the employer could replace them with H-2Bs workers who would be exempt from the 132,000 annual cap.


https://www.numbersusa.com/news/republicans-congress-cut-deal-double-h-2b-guest-workers

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Re: Republicans in Congress Cut a Deal to Double H-2B Guest Workers
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2018, 09:15:08 pm »
I agree with e-verify but we don't need to double H-2B.  What are the low income Americans supposed to do?
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