BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Demand for low-skilled worker visas for the summer season starting Sunday [4-1-18] is again far outstripping supply, with the Trump administration forced to choose between helping businesses seeking more visas or trying to save those jobs for American workers. Some lawmakers tried and failed this month to secure an increase in the number of H-2B visas available for this summer as part of a large spending bill. One Senate proposal would have permanently raised the annual cap from 66,000 to 90,000, with no limits for certain jobs in areas affected by disasters. A House version would have increased the annual cap to 132,000. The White House warned some lawmakers not to kick the decision to the Department of Homeland Security as they did in 2017, congressional aides said.”
–Laura Meckler, “Businesses Beg for More Low-Skill Visas, Putting White House in a Bind,” The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 30, 2018 7:00am