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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Congressional Leadership urging them to provide a meaningful solution for the H-2B temporary guest worker program in any government funding agreement.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 12:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to provide up to 15,000 additional H-2B visas under an interim final rule that it will submit to the Federal Register
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly's commitment to expand the number of H-2B visas available this fiscal year, which would begin in late July at the earliest
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 10:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced bipartisan legislation that makes substantive reforms aimed to help seasonal employers better navigate the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:10 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis voted in support of the omnibus appropriations bill, which, in addition to keeping the federal government running, also boosts defense discretionary funding, provides much-needed pay raises for military personnel.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with a group of 25 other Senators, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), expressing concern and frustration over the Department's H-2B labor certification process. The bipartisan letter explains the complications employers with H-2B workers face...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 8:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with members of the North Carolina seafood industry to address their concerns around the current H-2B Visa crisis.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor expressing his frustration with the Department of Homeland Security's unresponsiveness as North Carolina seafood companies have been unable to obtain enough H-2B workers to keep their processing facilities operational.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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