California lawmaker seeks to expand protections for temporary migrant workers
3 weeks, 2 days ago

California lawmaker seeks to expand protections for temporary migrant workers

LA Times  

A worker from Mexicali, Mexico, picks cauliflower with other agricultural workers holding H-2A visas in Greenfield, Calif., in 2017. California lawmakers will consider a bill intended to expand protections for migrant workers who come to California through temporary work visa programs for jobs in agriculture, nursing, domestic care and other industries. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1362, would require that all contracted foreign labor recruiters register with the state and follow rules aimed at preventing them from exploiting migrant workers. Anti-human trafficking advocates say that due to a lack of federal oversight, temporary visa programs are frequently exploited, with workers subject to human trafficking because of false promises and illegal schemes by third-party labor recruiters. Out of the roughly 350,000 migrant workers who come to California employed through temporary work visa programs, only about 5,000 are brought through H-2B visas, according to Kalra’s office.

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California’s tech titans say H-1B visas are vital. Will Trump defy MAGA and support them?
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California’s tech titans say H-1B visas are vital. Will Trump defy MAGA and support them?

LA Times  

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H-1B visa: Three Republicans bring legislation in Congress to end ‘allure of cheap foreign labour’
4 years ago

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The Hindu  

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7 years, 1 month ago

New H1B visa policy will protect workers: USCIS

Live Mint  

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H1B visas: Radical changes proposed by Donald Trump administration
8 years, 2 months ago

H1B visas: Radical changes proposed by Donald Trump administration

Live Mint  

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US bill seeks to bar Indian companies from hiring on H-1B visas
8 years, 8 months ago

US bill seeks to bar Indian companies from hiring on H-1B visas

India TV News  

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12 years ago

How a US Senator is trying to torpedo the deal to double H1B visas

Firstpost  

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