The Urgent Need for Temporary Foreign Workers in New Jersey’s Economy

The Garden State Immigration Policy Institute, a joint initiative of NJBIA and the NJ Business Immigration Coalition, is pleased to invite you to a special program featuring distinguished national experts, as well as a panel of New Jersey industry representatives, assessing the need for temporary foreign workers.

Topics include:

• Are there sufficient numbers of H-2A, H-2B and other temporary visas to meet the needs of the economy?
• How do existing programs, e.g. H-2A, H-2B, J-1, take regional variations and economic cycles into account?
• How can the process of applying for temporary visas be streamlined and become less burdensome to employers?
• Are there adequate worker protections built into existing programs?
• Do existing programs allow qualified temporary workers to advance to permanent residence
• What are the selling points of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act currently under consideration in the Senate?
• Will increases in temporary visa issuance reduce the number of undocumented in the U.S.?

This program is sponsored by the New Jersey Land Improvement Contractors Association (NJLICA)

Our Featured Speakers

David J. Bier Associate Director of Immigration Studies, The Cato Institute

Theresa Cardinal Brown Managing Director, Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center