Labor Department's Guest Worker Reforms Blocked By GOP

[lovuian]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/14/labor-department-guest-worker-reforms_n_1597509.html

A Senate appropriations committee vote Thursday signaled that the Labor Department's reforms may very well die, or at least be delayed a year. Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) added an amendment to a labor appropriations bill that would prevent the Labor Department from moving ahead with its reforms. Although such reforms would normally have strong backing on the left -- and have a much better chance in the Senate as opposed to the GOP-controlled House -- several Democrats voted along with Republicans to successfully block them, including Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).

Both Maryland and Louisiana have significant seafood-processing industries that rely on H-2B workers.
"Don't tell me there aren't American construction workers willing to take those jobs," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who voted against the amendment. "There are."

Thank you Senator Harkin

[leftyohiolib]

1. Mary Landrieu (D-La.).siding, once again, with repubs. well there's a shocker