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The visa program allows American employers to fill employment gaps by temporarily hiring workers from other countries, after proving they can’t find labor in the U.S. The process is expensive, complicated and slow-moving, and opens business owners to a slew of audits that would be less likely if they employed Americans.
The shortages extend through the agricultural sector, into hospitality, services, construction and trucking, said Manuel Lievano, CEO of Miami-based MCC USA Global Workforce Solutions, an employment placement agency that recruits international workers for U.S. companies experiencing labor shortages. “Companies are losing money because they are not growing. And we’re seeing higher costs for consumers,” Lievano said. He questioned why politicians use immigrants as scapegoats. “There is reality, and then there is what politicians talk about. A lot of times, the talk by politicians hurts the economy more than helps it.”
“President Biden’s DHS is circumventing the law Congress has established regarding non-immigration visas and it’s hurting American workers,”The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Information Technology Industry Council were among those defending the program to the court.From 2010 to 2016, East Coast and Texas metropolitan areas were the largest users of the H-1B program.
Texas requested nearly 23,000 H-2B visas in fiscal 2021, surpassing Florida by more than 8,000. More recently, Texas continues to lead the pack in its use of the program. From Oct. 3, 2022, through March 31, 2023, Texas requested nearly 16,800 work visas, according to the Labor Department., the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services said there was an “all-hands-on-deck effort” to address any pending applications ahead of unused visas expiring.
John Connolly, a former deputy assistant director for DHS, and a managing director at a consulting firm, said businesses and the government often deal with varying issues around guest worker programs.The average company is trying to do the right thing by employing people who are authorized to work in the U.S., and the government has regulations that it needs to enforce, Connolly said. “They’re in two different streams,” he said.
Labor shortages can also cause inflation to go higher as wages rise to attract and retain workers, DuBay said.Pablo De La Rosa takes an order and prepares drinks for patrons at Las Almas Rotas in the Fair Park neighborhood of Dallas, May 26, 2023. Lance Darrow was behind the bar, serving tequilas and mescal, and using talent and creativity to prepare the latest trendy mixed drinks. Servers and bartenders, zig-zagged across the bar, toiling in rhythm, seamlessly.
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