Thread by @CIS_org

A new report outlines 20 actions the president could take immediately to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers.

cis.org/Report/Hire-Am…

1: Rescind approval of all labor certifications for pending employment-based immigrant visas and green card/adjustments of status, and require applicants to submit new certification requests for re-adjudication under current labor market conditions.

2: Rescind approval of all labor condition attestations (LCAs) for pending employment-based non-immigrant visa applications and require applicants to submit new attestations for re-adjudication under current labor market conditions.

3: Suspend adjudication of all #OPT work permit applications until the economy has recovered (as defined by pre-determined metrics).

4: Reduce the duration of stay for #B1 short-term business visas to 21 days, unless a visa holder shows a business need requiring a longer stay.

5: Deny LCAs/petitions from employers seeking #H1B visa workers at the two lowest wage levels allowed (Level 1 and Level 2 prevailing wages). These are applications on behalf of workers who would be paid less than the median prevailing wage for the occupation and region.

6: Suspend approval of all petitions/applications for part-time, seasonal, or peak-load workers. Currently these are allowed in the skilled and unskilled work visa categories.

7: Curtail temporary visa renewals and limit extensions to one year.

8: Require all employers petitioning for workers after the suspension to maintain a one-to-one match of new U.S. hires for each visa worker hire.

9: Suspend adjudication of work permits to #H4 visa holders (dependents of temporary work visa holders) until recovery.

10: Suspend adjudication of H-3 (trainee) visas until recovery.

11: Curtail adjudication of employment-related exchange (J) visas in the specific categories.

View report for categories list: cis.org/Report/Hire-Am…

12: Curtail adjudication of intracompany transferee (L) visas and petitions until recovery. Create a waiver for employers showing extraordinary need to move the employee to the United States. No waivers for blanket petitions; all applications should be considered individually.

13: Suspend adjudication of new #E2 (nonimmigrant investor) visas until the economy has recovered.

14: Suspend adjudication of O ("extraordinary ability"), P (athletes and entertainers), and Q (Irish exchange workers) non-immigrant visas until recovery.

15: Suspend adjudication of #EB5 (investor) immigrant visas and adjustment applications.

16: Suspend adjudication of all initial "discretionary" EAD (work permit) applications for aliens whose authorization would not be incident to their status, until recovery.

17: Implement a public outreach campaign for U.S. workers who have been furloughed by employers who keep visa workers on the job and similar incidents of apparent preference/discrimination in favor of visa workers.

18: Refuse to certify or approve replacement temporary workers or work permit holders for any corporate entity that has shut down facilities or substantially curtailed operations because of the pandemic.

19: Direct @DHSgov, @USDOL, @StateDept to institute vigorous pre- and post-audits of 25 percent of the certifications and LCAs submitted by employers seeking foreign laborers across all industries.

@DHSgov @USDOL @StateDept 20: Prohibit the distribution of relief funds to employers with a "U.S. person" workforce of less than 50%. Prohibit approval of new visas or work permits for employees of companies or businesses that have received Covid-19 relief

@DHSgov @USDOL @StateDept Some of the above has been shortened for Twitter.

There are also an additional 7 recommendations for regulatory reform.

View them here: cis.org/Report/Hire-Am…