FW: H-2B Update #7 Continue to fight!

 

 

From: Libby Whitley [mailto:dave@maslabor.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Libby Whitley
Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:13 PM
To: bgraham@tworiversclub.com
Subject: H-2B Update #7 Continue to fight!

 

MAS Labor H2B, LLC  **H-2B Update 2015-7** April 8, 2015   Dear H-2B Clients and Friends:   We know many of you are still reeling from the news last Friday that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) reached the 66,000 annual H-2B visa cap for Fiscal Year 2015, effectively shutting down access to visas for any employer whose visa petition application had not been received at CIS prior to March 27, 2015.  We know many of you have contacted your Senators and Representative in the wake of this news and we appreciate your efforts.  I want to take a moment to update you on some of the current events which we believe are of interest to the H-2B employer community during this crisis situation.  First, we want to share the excellent and timely April 7, 2015 editorial from The Wall Street Journal, entitled "Obama's Visa Double Game," discussing the H-2B program and calling on the Administration to live up to the rhetoric that its immigration policies are intended to help business owners.  If you do not have a Wall Street Journal online subscription, you can also Google the title, "Obama's Visa Double Game," to view the article.  We encourage H-2B employers to not only read the article but to also post comments on the website in support of its message.    Second, we want to remind you again of the upcoming H-2B Fly-In on Wednesday, April 15th, in Washington, DC.  Congress returns from Easter recess on Monday, April 13th, and we need to make sure one of its first orders of business is to fix the H-2B program by passing legislation which, at a minimum, exempts from the H-2B visa cap H-2B workers who've had a visa in the previous 3 years.  We anticipate a bill will be introduced shortly after the Fly-In and we need to encourage as many members of Congress as possible to be co-sponsors of that bill.  Face-to-face meetings with Congressional staff is one of the most effective ways to make your voice heard.  We have no time to lose!  If you plan on attending the Fly-In please let us know by sending an email to DC-RSVP@maslabor.com.   Finally, we also want to remind you of another important H-2B event occurring in Washington, DC on April 14th, the day before the Fly-In.  This is when the Small and Seasonal Business Legal Center, also known as SSBLC or the H-2B Legal Center, will convene its first senior level strategy meeting.  For more information on SSBLC membership and current initiatives to save the H-2B program, please see the website at SSBLC.org and consider supporting our start-up by becoming a contributing member.   We will continue to keep you posted on additional news briefs, legal updates, and other upcoming events.  In the meantime, keep up the fight!   Libby Whitley

 

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Fwd: H-2B program needs a fix

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com

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Date:04/07/2015 3:58 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: bgraham@tworiversclub.com

Subject: H-2B program needs a fix

Brent Graham


I thought you might be interested in reading this web page: http://www.turfnet.com/page/news.html/_/h-2b-program-needs-a-fix-r485

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Done with the curb work on 5 next to the new concrete. Looks good. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com

Sod work

We fixed that BMW that was filled with water all winter. Now putting the finishing touches on it with some sod. Also song some sod work on the range, 2 and 11. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com

Fert fairways

Fertilizing fairways to help get things popping a little bit. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com

It's alive

Things are starting to green up. The paint really worked to speed things up. Look at the difference between the tees and the fairways. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com

Working hard

Today was the first day for all 10 Amigos and my new first assistant. It was a little nuts this morning with all these new employees on an aeration day. 

It's nice to have some guys here. Getting a ton done now that we aren't limited to a skeleton crew. 

Working on cart path edges on 5, fan install, sod prep, and bunker work are just a few projects that we are going to work on in the next couple days. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

bgraham@tworiversclub.com