Thread: Undocumented housekeeper at Trump golf course says she does not regret going public

Originally Posted by MW

Of course H2B is about lower wages! Without the available cheaper labor, wages would increase. There is no evidence of a labor shortage, especially at the bottom end of the labor market. If there was, wages and benefits would be increasing noticeably and that's not happening and hasn't happened in decades.

I can't believe you've fell hook line and sinker for the myth being perpetrated by tourist and other seasonal businesses. This is all being done so greedy businesses can continue to reap the rewards of cheap labor. Yes, the H2B visa program is part of it. Oh, and you're wrong about housekeepers not being eligible for the H2B program. Skilled and non-skilled labor is eligible and that includes lifeguards, housekeepers, servers, cooks, etc. They're eligible in 10 month increments.

The increasing reliance on foreign workers (legal and illegal) has caused the social networks and recruitment practices once used to attract native-born Americans to atrophy, creating the impression there are no workers.

I've never had a problem with the H2B visa because it's specific industries for specific time periods during certain seasons, the same as I've never had a problem with the H2A agricultural visas. They come, they work, they leave, and the numbers are very small compared to other programs. I don't want to see increases in the numbers.

I have a problem with 30 million illegal aliens roaming the land, over 1 million new green cards annually, 700,000 student visas annually and 85,000 H1B visas a year, because of these huge numbers and because they come, they work/study, and almost never leave. Same with TPS and refugees. And now this asylum madness.

I didn't say housekeepers weren't eligible for H2Bs. I said plain as day, full-time housekeepers are not eligible for H2B visas.

Originally Posted by Judy

I've never had a problem with the H2B visa because it's specific industries for specific time periods during certain seasons, the same as I've never had a problem with the H2A agricultural visas. They come, they work, they leave, and the numbers are very small compared to other programs. I don't want to see increases in the numbers.

I have a problem with 30 million illegal aliens roaming the land, over 1 million new green cards annually, 700,000 student visas annually and 85,000 H1B visas a year, because of these huge numbers and because they come, they work/study, and almost never leave. Same with TPS and refugees. And now this asylum madness.

I didn't say housekeepers weren't eligible for H2Bs. I said plain as day, full-time housekeepers are not eligible for H2B visas.

Judy, you're absolutely right about the 30 million illegal aliens roaming the land; its these average, "non-criminal" illegals who are the ones who've taken over entire industries from American citizens. Drive by any residential construction site and its highly likely a foreign crew is doing the job. Builders are complicit in hiring them , and Americans cannot compete. They give 1099 forms to their employees and don't take taxes out. Their families collect taxpayer benefits, and their children fill our schools, requiring ESL services from the get -go. America needs relief from the millions and millions of "garden variety " illegal aliens in our communities, not just the "criminals"!