NALP & NHLA ADVOCATE FOR H2B VISAS

As a board member of The National Association of Landscape Professionals, NALP and member of the National Hispanic Landscape Association, NHLA, Bob spent the past week in Washington DC at board meetings, Community Service Projects and lobbying on the hill. While there, the Department of Homeland Security announced a one-time increase of 15,000 H2B visas . We lobbied for this and even asked you,   our customers to advocate for this last May . Pacific utilizes the H2B Visas to ensure a legal and stable seasonal workforce and works with NALP to advocate for the program .
 
While the country is embattled in an immigration debate, we stand firm in our support of respect and honor of our immigrant workforce. America is a country built by immigrants and while we need to improve our immigration laws, the fear and hatred of immigrants is unfortunate and wrong. That is why we support the National Hispanic Landscape Association, NHLA.  


Some interesting statistics:
  • Hispanics make up 35% of the landscape industry workforce while making up only 13% of the total US workforce.
  • Hispanics own 16% of landscape businesses while only 9% of all businesses.
While in DC, Bob and his wife Theresa Kirsch also took part in the National Association of Landscape Professionals, NALP annual day of service in Arlington National Cemetery called Renewal And Remembrance .  


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