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June 12, 2013
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Employers waiting for years in a legislative desert for some needed rain in the form of immigration reform and workforce solutions are one small step closer to relief. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 82 to 15 on a procedural motion to move to consider S.744, the immigration bill. The process of considering amendments to the bill is expected to continue through the month of June.
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Many ANLA members offering landscape services turn to the H-2B visa program to supplement their workforce when too few American workers apply for seasonal jobs. Unfortunately, efforts by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to add layers of new bureaucracy and an inflated wage structure threaten the program, and have resulted in a tangle of litigation and Congressional intervention.
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- Visit the Legislative Action website to send a personalized message to your two U.S. Senators. It takes literally a few clicks and a few minutes.
- Double your impact by calling the offices of both your Senators and telling the staff person who answers that you are calling to urge their support for passage of S.744. Consider setting a reminder to do this each week in June.
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Posted by:
- Visit the Legislative Action website to send a personalized message to your two U.S. Senators. It takes literally a few clicks and a few minutes.
- Double your impact by calling the offices of both your Senators and telling the staff person who answers that you are calling to urge their support for passage of S.744. Consider setting a reminder to do this each week in June.
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The full U.S. Senate is expected to take up S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, during the week of June 10. The Senate will consider and vote on dozens, or even hundreds, of amendments to the bill during the remainder of the month of June. This is a pivotal moment. If the Senate manages to approve the bill with a broad bipartisan majority, odds for meaningful reform go way up. If not, it could be years before progress is made.
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