WORKER VISAS UNDER ATTACK

With the economy dragging and millions of Americans out of work, many voters are questioning the United States’ need for immigrant workers, and policymakers in Washington have responded with a bitter crop of proposed legislation and new regulations. All of these measures, some already in place, would make it significantly more difficult for U.S. employers to use existing visa programs to hire foreign workers. And the assault is all but certain to escalate this spring as members of Congress from both parties try to move these misguided bills.

PENDING LEGISLATION

CIR ASAP (comprehensive package)

Bill
Siskind summary
MPI side-by-side
IW LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS CIR ASAP Flashpoints for Employers
Notkin analysis
IW statement
EWIC statement

SANDERS-GRASSLEY (WARN ACT and worker visas)

Bill
Dear Colleague
Summary

MILLER-LOFGREN (H2B visas)

Bill
Summary

SANDERS (H2B visas)

Bill
Summary

DURBIN-GRASSLEY (H1B visas)

Bill
Summary
Compete America statement

IW POLICY BRIEF Worker Visas in the Crosshairs

NEW REGULATIONS

SOLIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR H2A REGS

Regulations
Summary
American Farm Bureau statement

OTHER
 
LABOR'S POSITION Ray Marshall, Immigration for Shared Prosperity
 
FAIR COALITION CAMPAIGN Coalition for the Future American Worker ad

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE Report on agricultural guest workers