RACE TO THE BOTTOM: GOP senator sounds alarm over Biden's seasonal visa boost
announced this week that it will grant an additional 64,000 H-2B seasonal worker visas on top of the already nearly doubled standard amount typically available each year, sparking concern from at least one top Republican.
But the program has proved controversial, with both Republicans and Democrats expressing concern about abuse of vulnerable employees, and fears that it incentivizes companies to employ cheap labor from abroad rather than Americans. Of those visas, 20,000 will be earmarked for workers from Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala and Honduras — part of the Biden administration’s efforts to combat the crisis at the southern border by expanding legal immigration pathways from hotspot countries. During the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June, Biden had promised to expand visa programs as part of that effort to increase legal pathways.
"The Department of Homeland Security is moving with unprecedented speed to meet the needs of American businesses,"Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. "At a time of record job growth, this full year allocation at the very outset of the fiscal year will ensure that businesses can plan for their peak season labor needs.
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