Thread: Inaction imperils H2-B foreign workers' program

Inaction imperils H2-B foreign workers' program

Betsy Z. Russell
Staff writer
October 30, 2007
Document: Memorandum from the Dept. of Labor

BOISE – Stone cutters from Mexico, food service workers from France and Indonesia, even a couple of Sun Valley ski instructors from Austria all are able to work in Idaho thanks to a special guest worker visa program that Congress has now cut off.

“This action will severely affect the ability of Idaho employers who recruit foreign workers to maintain their work forces in the face of extremely low unemployment,â€

OK? So then use the H2-A visa, no?

Hi there Miguelina!

Hmmm, interesting dilemma.

Is the H2-a limited to Agriculture-related jobs? Hmm, I thought so - maybe I'm wrong... H2-b is the seasonal work visa IIRC.

The only problem with all this as I see it, is, they are speaking only of allowing people IN and/or in which numbers, but not addressing in any way the provisions for ensuring that the same people LEAVE when they are supposed to (eg. exit tracking)

40% of all persons in the US illegally are Visa Overstays (VOs)
Can I coin the acronym here? Oooh, I guess I just did!