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Guest Worker Program
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Hearing on Guest Workers In U.S. National Forests
Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva announced the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Land will have an oversight hearing on The Piñeros: Reviewing the Welfare of Workers on Federal Lands.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Indian H-2B Worker Hunger Strike Suspended
Indian trafficking survivors suspend hunger strike on Day 29 after huge political gainsWorkers celebrate support, vow to fight on as allies hold solidarity rallies in 10 US citiesWASHINGTON, DC –…
ImmigrationProf Blog
UFCW Investigation of ICE Raids in the South
I was privileged to participate in a hearing sponsored by the UFCW in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday. The UFCW commission heard testimony on ICE raids abuse throughout the South, including the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Groups Demand Justice for Guest Workers on Day 12 of Hunger Strike in Front of the White House Call on U.S. Congress and State Legislatures to Halt Expansion of Legalized Slavery Under Guest Worker Programs
The Coalición de Derechos Humanos (DH) and the South Asian Network (SAN) joined hundreds of immigrant rights, human rights and labor organizations across the country in expressing resounding support for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
McCain Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform, GuestWorkers, More High Skilled Workers, More Enforcement . . . .
We mentioned earlier in the week John McCain's silence on immigration. While in California, McCain did address the question. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that McCain, speaking at a Silicon…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Proposed H-2B (nonagricultural season or peak load workers) Rule
We live in interesting immigration times! Last week's ICE raid of immigrant workers at a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa is getting much critical attention. Well, now, the Bush administration is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Abuse of Guest Workers
The Houston Chronicle reports that about workers from India who came to work in Orange and Pascagoula, Miss., as welders and pipe fitters for Signal International. The visas were temporary,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Racewire Reports on H2B Workers and Sexual Exploitation
Racewire.org, the Colorlines blog has two interesting posts on immigration topics. One is by Terry Keleher on the often ignored needs of H2B guest workers. The other is a post…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Can’t LIve With Them, Can’t Live Without Them: Arizona and Colorado Consider Guest-Worker Programs
AP reports that "lawmakers in Arizona and Colorado are considering creating their own guest-worker programs to attract more immigrant laborers. It's unclear whether states have the authority to adopt such…
Employer Law Report
DOL Announces Proposed Amendments to the Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
By Rob Cohen
On February 13, 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed amendments to the regulations and streamlined the application process for temporary agricultural workers. Interested parties will have 45 days to submit…