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workinclasszero

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Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:08 PM Jul 2017

Homeland Security to allow 15,000 more visas for seasonal workers

Homeland Security to allow 15,000 more visas for seasonal workers
BY RAFAEL BERNAL - 07/17/17 12:31 PM EDT

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it would expand the number of temporary visas granted this year for workers in seasonal non-agricultural industries like tourism.

In a statement, DHS said Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly had consulted with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and determined there were not enough “qualified and willing U.S. workers” to fill the needs of businesses.

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Homeland Security to allow 15,000 more visas for seasonal workers (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2017 OP
Aren't jehop61 Jul 2017 #1
Exactly. MineralMan Jul 2017 #2
Bingo workinclasszero Jul 2017 #3
Trump Wineries was asking for some a while back. I wonder how many Disney will get, too? TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #4
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