ACRO Global Tourism Marketer Articles: Maine tourism businesses fear Trump BAHA executive order may impact J1 visa workers

Maine tourism businesses fear Trump BAHA executive order may impact J1 visa workers
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07 September 2017 (Edited )

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Posted 08 September 2017:

The J1 visa program enables foreign students to participate in work/study programs in the USA. Many of these students work in low-paying tourism jobs.

The Trump administration's "Buy American, Hire American" (BAHA) executive order is seen as a threat to continuation of the J1 program.

BAHA is fine in principle, but many Americans - students and others - won't take low-paying service jobs like those in which J1 visa holders typically work.

Without J1 workers, large parts of the US tourism industry will grind to a halt in peak season. US immigration law needs an overhaul.

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