Labor land mine – Global Golf Post

H-2B visas allow immigrant workers to travel to the U.S. and work as temporary non-agricultural laborers.
Some of golf’s most influential business voices are advocating for change within the industry’s core labor structure, with the issue potentially stranding the Trump administration in a political no-man’s land.
The Seasonal Employment Alliance, a group representing hospitality interests including the golf industry, is pushing for the federal government to make targeted alterations to the H-2B visa program, a key source of labor for clubs across the country. The proposed changes aim to insulate golf from a potential hospitality labor crisis looming on the horizon, brought about by a political climate inadvertently working against an industry on the rise.
The H-2B visa is a pillar of golf’s seasonal structure. It allows immigrant workers to travel to the United States and fill non-agricultural jobs as strictly temporary laborers. These employees are in the country for a specified amount of time only to work and must return to their h…