HAGÅTÑA,06 NOVEMBER 2017 ( THE GUAM DAILY POST)– U.S President Donald Trump assured Guam Governor Eddie Calvo that the island’s H-2B crisis will be resolved.
“I have been working diligently to resolve the H-2B issue on Guam and, tonight, I had a chance to address my concerns to the president. He assured me that it will be resolved,” said Governor Calvo.
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Over the last year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been denying applications for H-2B workers. Local contractors filed suit against the federal government over the denials.
The governor said the denials of H-2B visas has negatively impacted the island’s economy. Construction projects have been delayed due to a lack of a skilled workforce to meet the demands of ongoing and future projects including those for the Marine buildup and relocation from Okinawa to Guam.
“I also had a chance to meet with President Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, and we will be working together as an order by the President to move forward in finally resolving the H-2B crisis,” Calvo added.
District Court Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan Jr. recommended dismissing the lawsuit filed by a dozen local contractors and businesses against USCIS. The parties, in a filing last Friday, asked the court to hold a hearing on the federal government’s motion to dismiss and the plaintiffs’ objections to the magistrate’s report and recommendation in January or March of next year….PACNEWS [/restrict]