WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) appeared on Fox Business Network to discuss the need to fix the temporary visa program to assist American businesses and workers.
Download video of Senator Tillis’ interview HERE.
Tillis on the consequences of not fixing the H-2B program:
“The fact of the matter is, there are positions that aren’t going to be filled, businesses that are going to be harmed, and American workers that will be harmed if we don’t start getting these work visas right. Incidentally, when we go back to the administration, we should keep in mind now President Trump, then candidate Trump, pointed to this as being a problem. Temporary workers, seasonal workers, not having enough of them, up to including Mar-A-Lago.”
Tillis on the true cost of bring in temporary workers:
“What we’re trying to do, is to come up with a rational change in the policy where if a business can prove that they can’t hire someone for the prevailing wage, that they can spend the additional money, which is average of $2 or $3 hour, sometimes as much as $5 an hour more, to bring in someone from a foreign jurisdiction. No business in their right mind would do that unless they’re completely convinced, after having to advertise, after having to do wage surveys, they can’t simply find the jobs, and these businesses are seasonal.”
Tillis on getting past the rhetoric regarding temporary visas:
“This is about getting out of the rhetoric. I get some of the pundit’s position, but they really ought to sit down to talk with businesses that are not going to open, where American jobs and American businesses will be at risk as a result.”
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