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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues
 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42434.pdf
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy March 20, 2012
U.S. employers in various industries argue that they need to hire foreign workers to perform lower-skilled jobs, while others maintain that many of these positions could be filled by U.S.workers. Under current law, certain lower-skilled foreign workers, sometimes referred to as guest workers, may be admitted to the United States to perform temporary service or labor under two temporary worker visas: the H-2A visa for agricultural workers and the H-2B visa for nonagricultural workers. Both programs are administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS)

 



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