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Increase in H-2B Visas
- By: Patty Griffin - TXIA Executive Director
- On: 04/27/2021 12:25:49
- In: Industry News
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced they will be increasing supplemental visas for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker program by 22,000. Read the full press release here.
"As the nation's economy continues to reopen safely, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking action to ensure that American businesses are equipped with the resources needed to recover successfully and contribute to the economic health of local communities. In light of increased labor demands, DHS is announcing a supplemental increase of 22,000 visas for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker program. The additional visas will be made available in the coming months via a temporary final rule in the Federal Register. Furthermore, to expand lawful pathways for opportunity in the United States consistent with the President's Executive Order 14010 on “Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border,” 6,000 of these visas will be reserved for nationals of the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala." - Department of Homeland Security
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