Ban on Foreign Workers Left Jobs Open. Americans Didn’t Take Them.

Last year, President Trump banned most new visas for foreign workers, arguing unemployed Americans would take those jobs instead. But as WSJ’s Alicia Caldwell explains, even with high unemployment, many

RIP SHIRLEY: Adored survivor of 1963 circus ship fire in Yarmouth dies at age 72

Shirley the elephant (left) during her years at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee (Photo courtesy of the sanctuary). Shirley was a survivor of a 1963 circus ship fire in Yarmouth.

OABA Letter Shuttered Venues Relief Fairs

Dear Senator: I am reaching out to you as a small business owner in the mobile outdoor amusement industry and as a member of the Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA)

DHS Should Release Supplemental H-2B Visas Immediately

Last year, Congress authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to effectively double this year’s H-2B visa cap for nonagricultural seasonal employers in landscaping, forestry, seafood, and other industries. Employer requests exceed the initial

Congressional DHS Template – Lucky One

Template for Members of Congress for the Lucky Employers who beat the cap (this time), but know that they could lose the lottery next time. Download the template here.

DHS DOL Template

All H2B Employers need to customize this letter – cut and paste your message into the body of an email and email immediately to: Email: dhsexecsec@hq.dhs.gov and executivesecretariat@dol.gov CC COPY TO: gdelany@sealabor.com and

Congressional DHS Template – Capped Out

Template for Members of Congress for Capped Out Employers. Download the template here.

Congressional DHS Template

Dear Honorable Senator ___________: My name is X and I am the X of X located in X. My company is a user of the temporary, non-immigrant H-2B guest-worker program.

H-2B Visas: The Complex Process for Nonagricultural Employers to Hire Guest Workers

Since 1952, American employers have hired H-2B foreign guest workers to fill seasonal or temporary jobs that U.S. workers have not taken. Onerous rules kept participation low until the late

Section-by-Section Summary of the US Citizenship Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1(a).––Short Title. Names this Act the “US Citizenship Act”. Sec. 1(b).––Table of Contents. Provides a table of contents for the entire Act.