“Seasonal industries across Maryland’s First District and across the United States rely on the H-2B visa program for temporary guest workers when they cannot find American workers. H-2B guest workers pay American taxes, collect no government benefits, support American jobs, and return to their home countries when their visas expire. Every H-2B worker is estimated to create and sustain almost 5 American jobs. When seasonal businesses cannot hire the temporary workers they need, American businesses and jobs are jeopardized. I urge Secretary Nielsen to heed the call of seasonal small businesses nationwide, and release additional H-2B visas.”
The final signed copy of the letter is attached to this email.
2 comments:
Somebody didn't do an accurate head count six months ago to see how many workers would be needed. You'd think that the businesses would require at least (!) the same number, if not more.
Last summer and summers before that should have given them a good idea of how many workers were necessary. Did they think that local unemployed would flock to these jobs?
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