The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: 'Abusive' Guest Worker Programs Offer A Poor Model For Immigration Reform, Advocates Say

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'Abusive' Guest Worker Programs Offer A Poor Model For Immigration Reform, Advocates Say Feb 19th 2013, 20:00 WASHINGTON -- With Congress looking to make foreign guest worker programs part of its immigration reform package, advocates for low-wage workers said Tuesday that the programs already in place are rife with abuse and serve as poor models for an expansion or overhaul. The H-2 visa programs administered by the federal government bring tens of thousands of overseas workers to the U.S. each year to work in mostly low-wage, temporary roles, such as landscaping or hotel housekeeping. Those programs are likely to be altered or expanded in a comprehensive immigration package, with labor unions and the Chamber of Commerce now hashing out what they'd like the new iteration to look like. Read More... More on Unions

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