A federal proposal designed to combat human trafficking – but which could have an onerous effect on the J-1 visa program – appears to be on indefinite hold in anticipation of further federal immigration reform.
Local leaders have recently expressed concern over House Resolution 3344, titled the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination (FORTE) Act, which among other provisions would prevent any type of visa sponsor from charging incoming workers a fee for services.
This would include the agents who arrange for foreign students to come to the resort under the J-1 work-travel visa program, which saw 4,518 students from 44 countries employed in the resort last summer.
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I am surprised to see that someone actually admitting that perhaps the reason employers in places like OC hire so many foreign workers is that they are cheaper than Americans. How many years have you heard that American don't want the jobs?
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