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As the result of a recent request from NALP, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services department (USCIS) issued the following recommendations for landscape professionals and other employers regarding requests for returning workers for 2017. H-2B Employers Should Continue to Identify āReturning Workersā in Petitions for FY 2017. USCIS urges prospective H-2B employers seeking to […]
Prior to the August recess, the House Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal 2017 Department of Homeland Appropriations bill, which would renew the H-2B returning worker exemption for another year. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the Department of Labor Appropriations bill that would extend the H-2B regulatory relief for another […]
At this point in the year, many landscaping businesses need to focus on preparing and submitting prevailing wage determinations which will ultimately be used to support the processing of H-2B applications for the upcoming 2017 Spring season.Ā The Department of Labor recently conducted a public webinar on filing tips that will help to ensure timely […]
As a result of consistent pressure by landscape professionals and other H-2B stakeholders, last week the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to extend the returning worker exemption (RWE) to the H-2B legal immigrant guest worker program for fiscal year 2017. The groundswell of grassroots support exhibited by H-2B supporters was needed to offset the […]
NALP and its allies are diligently working to gain Congressional support for much needed H-2B relief.Ā As part of our lobbying effort, the H-2B Workforce Coalition, which is co-chaired by NALP, has turned to Representative Billy Long (R-MO) who has agreed to circulate a letter to House DHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Carter and Ranking Member […]
Last week, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a statement indicating that they had āreceived a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. March 15, 2016 was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date […]
In late October, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was sworn in as Speaker of the House, taking the place of John Boehner (R-OH) who not only gave up his role as Speaker but also resigned his House seat. Before leaving, Boehner helped his successor by crafting a budget deal with the House and Senate Leadership and […]
It was wonderful to see such a strong showing of landscape professionals on Capitol Hill last week.Ā Members of the National Association of Landscape Professionals are well aware of the benefits the landscape industry brings to our environment and our communities: clean air, safer communities, beautiful neighborhoods, and jobs. “Ours is a $175 billion industry […]
Watching the news, it is easy to get cynical about politics.Ā It isĀ easy to think that politicians are embroiled in political grandstanding and that as a voter your voice does not really matter.Ā But you can make a difference by engaging with your elected officials. H-2B activism made a difference When the Department of Homeland […]
Sometimes advocacy efforts are about debating big policy. Sometimes meetings with our elected officials and their staff are about building recognition of our industry and the many environmental, economic, and health benefits we provide society. Sometimes however, these meetings are more serious, more real.Ā April 15ās #SaveH2B fly-in was very much the latter. Itās April, […]
