Your Government at Work
Overwhelming demand for H-2B visas crashed a federal web portal.
Another great moment in government technology: On New Year’s Day, the Department of Labor’s online portal crashed as U.S. employers submitted tens of thousands of requests to bring in temporary foreign workers. Most will be disappointed because America still doesn’t allow enough guest workers to meet demand.
H-2B visas enable businesses that can’t find qualified Americans to bring in foreigners for temporary or seasonal non-agricultural work. And on Jan. 1, Labor began accepting applications for H-2Bs for summer 2019 on a...