Results 1 to 2 of 2
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
-
03-22-2018, 05:30 PM #1
EFFORT IN CONGRESS TO INCREASE H-2B CAP UP TO 120,000
Effort in Congress to Increase H-2B Cap up to120,000
Published: Wed, Mar21st 2018 @ 10:03 am EDT
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are attempting to include a provision in the 2018 omnibus spending bill that would increase the number of H-2B visas.
In the Senate, with the support of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a vocal advocate for increasing the number of low-skilled foreign guest workers through the H-2B visa program, is pushing to increase the current cap of 66,000 to 90,000. In the House, Rep. Andy Harris(R-Md.) is seeking to raise the cap to 120,000.
According to Club and Resort Business, Rep. Harris, and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) have been negotiating an increase on the cap with plans to include it in the upcoming spending bill.
Additionally, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been working with Sen. Tillis on legislation that would increase the H-2B visa cap and would allow more H-2B visas over the next two years specifically for natural disaster and hurricane relief work.
If either Sen. Tillis’ or Rep. Harris’efforts are successful and included in the upcoming spending bill, the number of H-2B visas would increase for the remainder of 2018, and possibly beyond, up to as much as an 81 percent increase over the current cap.
In 2016, Congress added a provision to the omnibus spending bill that exempted returning H-2B workers from the annual cap. The move allowed employers to apply for up to 264,000 additional foreign guest workers.
Then, in 2017, Congress added a provision to the omnibus spending bill that authorized the Department of Homeland Security to issue H-2B visas beyond the annual cap.
As a result, then-DHS Secretary John Kelly announced last summer, that DHS would increase the number of H-2B visas by 15,000 for the rest of the fiscal year.
For more information, see Breitbart.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/effort-in-congress-increase-h-2b-cap-120000ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
-
03-22-2018, 05:36 PM #2
THIS IS OUTRAGES!
We have plenty of people on welfare and foods stamps, out of work!
And ALL Foreign Worker Visa's should pay a "15% PRIVILEGE TAX" that is MATCHED by the Employer and put directly into OUR Social Security and Medicare funds...not to be touched by foreign workers!
They are RIPPING off American workers and the Employer is OFF the hook paying the matching tax deductionsILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
Similar Threads
-
Oath Keepers Launches Effort to Recall Members of Congress
By kathyet in forum Other Topics News and IssuesReplies: 2Last Post: 01-20-2012, 04:27 PM -
ALERT! Support the New ANTI-Amnesty Effort in Congress!
By Texas2step in forum News & Releases from Other GroupsReplies: 1Last Post: 01-21-2010, 07:21 PM -
Congress' $3,000 per Household Tax Increase
By cvangel in forum Other Topics News and IssuesReplies: 2Last Post: 03-25-2008, 12:53 AM -
Lobbyists prowling Congress' Halls to increase H-2B Visas
By zeezil in forum General DiscussionReplies: 1Last Post: 12-10-2007, 08:57 PM -
Governor Schwarzenegger Urges Congress to Increase Border Se
By Brian503a in forum illegal immigration News Stories & ReportsReplies: 1Last Post: 08-25-2006, 08:14 PM
BREAKING: State Prosecutors Won’t Retry Arizona Rancher George...
04-29-2024, 07:47 PM in illegal immigration News Stories & Reports