Posted on 07/11/2025 4:28:32 PM PDT by george76
The Trump administration is launching a new visa program for migrant workers as farmers and hotel owners express concerns that their labor force is being threatened by the president’s mass deportation raids.
The Department of Labor’s newly-created Office of Immigration Policy will help fast track visas for foreign laborers — but the administration has made it clear that the initiative is “not amnesty” for illegal migrant workers, a senior administration official told Axios.
“This is not amnesty. It’s not amnesty lite,” the official told the publication. “No one who is illegally here is being given a pathway to citizenship or residency.”
Migrants who are in the US illegally will not be eligible for the visa program and would-be foreign workers must apply from their home country before coming to the US legally
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The Office of Immigration Policy will attempt to cut through regulations the Labor Department argues the Biden administration used as incentives for employers to hire illegal immigrants.
It’s unclear how the Trump administration intends to expedite the visas for migrant workers.
To hire foreign, seasonal agricultural workers via H-2A visas, farmers must show that there’s a lack of qualified local employees to fill the roles, according to the Department of Labor.
President Trump last month halted ICE raids at farms, hotels and restaurants after industry leaders raised some issues stemming from the administration’s immigration crackdown.
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“Bob they will work for decent wages.”
In other words, they won’t work. Got it!
Wasn’t there a program in CA during Reagan that he ended? Mexicans would come across, work the fields, then go home. It was called the Bracero program and he ended it.
Trump put a union queen in as labor secretary, and we’re paying the cost for it now: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/lori-chavez-deremer-donald-trumps-pro-union-labor-secretary
Nazi slaver. Not a good look.
“Nazi slaver. Not a good look.”
Ain’t happening, they WILL NOT WORK, unless forced. They already get all the money they need.
The knee jerk reaction is that imported compliant indentured labor is a good thing? Some of you should be ashamed. I mean really F off.
With each post you sound more anti free market and fascist.
No welfare, no EBT, 0bamaphones, housing, medical, education or SS, either.
¡Nada!
so, now we’ll have 20 million “farm workers”?
Thanks for the link. I see her Teamster father pushed to get her reelected, and when that failed, she moved on to Labor Secretary. She was only in Congress for one term. I wonder what made Trump think she was qualified to run the Labor Department.
Yup. Agreed. This is the way. We have had work permits for ag workers for many years. It is successful.
“With each post you sound more anti free market and fascist.”
I’m not sure what country you’re in (maybe Russia, or China), but here in the US it’s TOTALLY OBVIOUS what our younger generation will do and will not do.
Get the illegal workers out of the country FIRST. Then issue the work visas with proper vetting and let the necessary labor back in. NO visas should be issued to anyone already within the U.S.
I think she was pushed by the Dem head of the Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, as payback for O’Brien backing Trump.
Shut up Nazi
So the hospitality and agriculture industry is finally admitting they hire illegals? We’ve always been assured that these employers go through the proper hiring procedures, including using e-verify. We’ve been lied to…again. 🤬
Bracero...program. 1942 to 1964.
As long as they are vetted, and pay taxes. Go home when done.
“Shut up Nazi”
You women get so EMOTIONAL.
You’d know.
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