Signal is seeking visa extensions for 90% of its H-2B employees.

FORBES: Labor Unrest

For its H-2B efforts, Signal International has endured a yearlong nightmare.

FORBES: Labor Unrest

Another concern is the Department of Labor has administrative discretion under the new category, as it has with H-2B visas, a category for seasonal nonagricultural workers.

FORBES: Too Few Work Visas in New Immigration Bill

Last year he brought over 490 welders and metal-fitters from India on H-2B guest worker visas--ten-month visas for blue-collar laborers filling jobs that no American citizens want.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The book needs over 100 pages to explain the complexities of the H-2B visa, which can be used for temporary, seasonal nonagricultural jobs, such as in resorts.

FORBES: Only Takes 2,000 (or 3,000) Pages to Explain U.S. Immigration Rules

However, today, America has only a bureaucratic H-2A visa category that pleases neither growers nor the farm workers union, and a cumbersome H-2B visa for short-term seasonal work outside of agriculture.

FORBES: They Shoot Horses Don't They?

Growers consider the underutilized H-2A visa for seasonal agricultural workers burdensome and litigation-prone, while employers have often used up the annual quota of H-2B temporary visas for seasonal workers in resorts, crab fishing, nurseries and other industries.

FORBES: Colbert Hits the Mark in Hill Testimony

This analysis by Cassidy and other commentators neglects to consider there is an important problem with many of the current job related visas, including H-1B, H-2B, and H-2A: a potential immigrant is not simply permitted to work in this country, but only permitted to work for a specific employer who petitioned for the visa to hire them.

FORBES: How To Improve Immigrant Visas