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President Donald Trump often conveys a strong preference for American workers. But as a request from the president's Mar-a-Lago golf club to hire 61 people from abroad demonstrates, putting that preference into practice can prove difficult.
The president's Florida resort — which he has promoted as the "Southern White House" — filed requests with the Department of Labor to obtain 61 visas for foreign workers, according to Job Order records posted Thursday by the department's Employment and Training Administration.
The Mar-a-Lago club asked for 40 H-2B visas for servers and another 21 for cooks. The H-2B visa is for "temporary non-agricultural workers."
According to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the employer filing for H-2B visas must demonstrate that there are "not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available" and that the foreign workers "will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers."
Trump's Mar-a-Lago asks Labor for permission to hire 61 more foreign workers
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
a reply to: Gothmog
Where's it required?
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Southern Guardian
I would think that Mar-a-Lago employees would have to pass security clearance. Seems immigrant workers would be more difficult to clear to be working so close to White House officials.
That depends on the business and the government whether or not a "security clearance" is required
Of course , you knew that.
If you didnt , you do now...
The H-2B visa is for "temporary non-agricultural workers."
By the business itself
Yeah. As long as they come from Norway.
Legal immigration is great
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
In today's segment of do as I say, not as I do:
President Donald Trump often conveys a strong preference for American workers. But as a request from the president's Mar-a-Lago golf club to hire 61 people from abroad demonstrates, putting that preference into practice can prove difficult.
The president's Florida resort — which he has promoted as the "Southern White House" — filed requests with the Department of Labor to obtain 61 visas for foreign workers, according to Job Order records posted Thursday by the department's Employment and Training Administration.
The Mar-a-Lago club asked for 40 H-2B visas for servers and another 21 for cooks. The H-2B visa is for "temporary non-agricultural workers."
According to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the employer filing for H-2B visas must demonstrate that there are "not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available" and that the foreign workers "will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers."
USA Today
Apparently locals don't want the job.... as alleged by representatives of the Mar-a-Lago and Trump himself. Strangely though they haven't really demonstrated where they've tried to employ local Americans for these jobs. So far it's a claim from their side. Last year the 'Winter Whitehouse' won 70 Visas to hire foreign workers so this year he's looking to get a similar number. It seems to be a yearly thing, for them to bring in foreigners. Florida sits among the worst states for unemployment and while Palm Beach County is the 5th lowest by measure in the State, surrounding counties are higher. It really baffles me... these jobs aren't technical in nature... they don't require years of training, they're doable so I fail to see where the Mar-a-Lago can claim, once again, that they have difficulty finding locals to do these jobs? Considering Trumps continious hammering of other businesses choosing the employ professionals from abroad. Not to mention there's this gem:
Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000
So they still can't look to put incentives forward and attract Americans and set an example? Instead he attacks places like Silicon Valley for hiring professionals and continues to do exactly what he claims to be against?