A Deep Dive into the Hotel Industry's Reliance on Immigrant
Labor
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the third installment
of its special series on industries that benefit from illegal
immigration, Negative Population Growth (NPG) has released a
compelling paper authored by Edwin S.
Rubenstein titled "Hotels Say They Can't Find US-Born
Workers; Statistics Show They Don't Try Hard Enough."
The author exposes the stark numbers within the hotel industry
workforce with a bold statement early in the paper: "Immigrants
make up 31% of the industry's workforce, although they make up just
over 13% of the US population," Rubenstein writes, offering a
nuanced perspective on the employment dynamics within this crucial
sector. With nearly 15 million Americans employed in tourism and
hospitality, this text invites a critical examination of the hiring
tendencies and their broader socioeconomic consequences.
Rubenstein also tackles the H-2B visa program, noting: "The H-2B
visa program is controversial - and for good reason. Current visa
rules make it easy for employers to 'game the system' and bypass
US-born workers willing and able to fill seasonal jobs." This
examination raises significant questions regarding the actual
beneficiaries of the prevailing system and its impact on
American-born workers.
The author engages readers with a "myths vs. facts" approach and
goes deeper into the issues of skewed hiring practices, dissecting
the rationale behind the apparent preference for immigrant workers
when he states, "Employers are under pressure to use E-Verify...
Many hotels steer clear of the program, because if they learn their
workers have presented false papers, they would be obligated to
fire them."
Rubenstein also stresses the historical context, noting: "The
1986 immigration law - AKA the Reagan Amnesty - was the first bill
to prohibit the employment of illegal immigrants." He highlights a
reversal in anticipated outcomes, which suggests that immigrant
workers tend to be favored because they are generally "cheaper and
more easily abused than native-born workers."
The paper concludes with a potent revelation about unauthorized
labor: "A disproportionately high share of unskilled hotel
employees is not authorized to work in the US. Hotels are also
among the most intensive users of H-2B temporary work visas."
The publication of this paper marks an essential contribution to
the discourse on immigration, labor practices, and their
intersection within the hotel industry. Negative Population Growth
continues to shape the conversation on immigration-driven
population growth with this revealing look at one of America's
largest employment sectors.
Since 1972, NPG has worked to educate both the public and policy
leaders about the impacts of overpopulation. With a steadfast
commitment to reducing population growth to achieve a sustainable
balance with our environmental resources, NPG continues to be a
leading voice of reason in a world often driven by the pursuit of
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