#new visa

[silvermoon424]

Sometimes the only thing that keeps me going in this joke of a country is the schadenfreude Trump supporters keep supplying me with.

I like to think of myself as a kind person, and I can be empathetic to a fault sometimes. I would also be totally lying if I said I wasn't thoroughly enjoying seeing all the Trump voters who are finally starting to question whether or not their billionaire daddies Trump and Musk actually have their best interests at heart.

Like right now there's that debate going on about H1B visas; Elon Musk has openly and repeatedly stated his desire to exploit the labor of immigrants because it's so much cheaper than American labor. Trump seems to be backing him up. And everywhere I go Trumpers being like "wow, I had no idea Trump would sell American workers out!!! Very disappointed in him."

Literally how many times does this man have to hit you in the fucking face and spit in your mouth before you finally catch on that he doesn't care about you at all, lmao. I'm genuinely embarrassed for you that you keep putting up with this.

[theborderupdates]

New Zealand Launches New Visa for Workers to Aid in Flood Recovery

The New Zealand government is introducing a new Recovery Visa to fast-track the entry of workers who are needed to aid the country in recovering from recent weather-related disasters.

"The Recovery Visa means overseas specialists needed to support the recovery efforts can come here immediately," said Immigration Minister Michael Wood.

The visa will cover migrant workers are able to provide the following support:

providing emergency response

immediate clean-up

assessing risk or loss

infrastructure, building and housing stabilisation and/or repair (including planning functions)

work that directly supports the recovery (e.g., producing relevant materials for road rebuild, transport drivers, etc)

"The visa will last for up to six months. The fee will be refunded for successful applicants, making it free for those who come here," Wood said.

The government said it is expediting Recovery Visa applications with an aim to accomplish them within seven days.

The new visa comes after New Zealand was battered by flooding during the Auckland Anniversary weekend and following the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Similar visa pathways were previously introduced in New Zealand following the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes, Wood said in a media release.

What It Means for Employers

Employers will need to complete a Recovery Visa Employer Supplementary Form to confirm that the role they are filling supports the country's recovery from recent extreme weather events, according to Immigration NZ.

"This visa is not available to industries providing indirect support (e.g., businesses in the affected areas facing an increased demand for services) or to backfill vacancies of people leaving roles to work on the recovery," the agency said.

It further clarified that the Recovery Visa is not limited to roles in the North Island, noting that some direct support industries are also based in the South Island.

Business, Union Reactions

Businesses and unions across New Zealand welcomed the government's initiative on a Recovery Visa.

Business NZ, however, said the criteria needs to be broad to support all aspects of recovery.

"Firms need to be able to put forward the right person for the job at hand and businesses need flexibility to respond to the circumstances they are facing," Business NZ chief executive Kirk Hope said in a statement. "The recovery and getting businesses and communities back on their feet will take longer than six months, and firms need to be able to plan for recovery efforts while ensuring they don’t fall further behind on other critical projects and work. Those on work visas in-country need the opportunity to move to where their skills are needed."

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) also called for the protection of the workers who will be granted entry through the pathway.

"Protections were not applied well enough to people who arrived here as RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) workers. We need to do more to ensure all Recovery Visa workers are safeguarded from exploitation," NZCTU president Richard Wagstaff said in a statement. 

Further Measures

In addition to introducing a Recovery Visa, the government said it is also providing further support to Immigration New Zealand to speed up visa processing.

"The Public Service Commission is working with Immigration New Zealand to bring in additional medical assessors and identity specialists as additional resource from across the private and public sector to support overall visa processing timeframes," Wood said. "These skills will be made available to Immigration as they are freed up elsewhere. It's important however to stress they will not be pulled from the immediate Cyclone response."

Wood also clarified that the introduction of Recovery Visas will "not change global workforce shortages that are still at play."

"We need to accept the visa may not see the same level of uptake of those in the past – but we understand how important it is to do all we can to relieve pressure on business," he said. "As we gain a greater understanding of the scope and specialist skills required for the recovery, we will look to introduce further initiatives to support access to additional offshore labour."

Previously, the government announced grants for businesses to help them recover following the weather-related disruptions.

Source: https://www.hcamag.com/nz/specialisation/immigration/new-zealand-launches-new-visa-for-workers-to-aid-in-flood-recovery/437843

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 273

You know what? We need more Good parents Fentons. 

And you know what else? Technically, Jack helped Danny defeat Pariah via the use of the Ecto-Skeleton. And like, that’s his son, his baby boy. Sure Danny is and has always been a mommy’s boy, but it doesn’t change that fact. They’re both already feeling horrible about the fact they could have hurt him, they could have hurt their son- they have hurt their son, killed him with their inaction and never again. 

So when these oversized jello-eyeballs try to insist that their baby, their precious baby boy, take a crown? Become a king when he’s not even out of highschool, when he doesn’t want it? No. Hell no! That is his Danny-o, his baby boy who was terrified of his own parents! 

Which is how Jack, despite technically still being alive even if so-very ecto-contaminated, became the Ghost King. 

And for some reason there’s several ghosts rather happy about this- oh, these are his Danny-O’s ghost-parents? Not-ghost parents seeing as some of them have never been anything but a realm denizen? That’s really fascinating- y’know what, want some fudge and we can exchange childcare- Maddie dear come over and meet our co-parents apparently!  

Now it’s not all easy, but they’re trying their best, and that’s all that can be asked. 

…

Which is perhaps why it’s so exasperating- or as Maddie would put it, downright infuriating- that it is now, almost an entire year and a half later that the Heroes finally arrive to investigate. Well, at least he has plenty of fudge since it’s almost time for the council meeting. 

[reminiscingtonight]

Hello??? Yeah we knew Stoney was at a funeral overseas when she got the call she was fired but it never occurred to me the fallout regarding her and her family's life.

“Your job is tied into your visa, it terminated all of our visas with immediate effect, and we were stuck in the UK without a home,” Stoney tells The Times.

This is disgusting behavior by San Diego. Yeah, the game is a business, but firing and stranding an entire family -- mind you, a family that was already mourning the loss of someone -- is beyond cruel and heartless. When someone sacrifices their home life and uproots their entire family to become your coach, you have an obligation not to treat them like trash, even if you decide to move on from their direction.

Glad Ellis is gone, but SD as a whole should have done better for Stoney and her family.

[slutforpringles]

Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda for Hugo x RB captured by Status

[chiquilines]

Lord forgive me for not posting lesbianism but they are very special to me

[reidiot]

drivers used to leave the sport with a boom, not in silence and alone. daniel ricciardo deserved better.

[allthegeopolitics]

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises "immediate action" by the Justice Department to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and marshal all federal resources to combat what it called "the explosion of antisemitism on our campuses and streets" since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. "To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you," Trump said in the fact sheet.

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[mirialanist]

" I shall not fear, for in fear, lies death... "

( for @official-enttaeuschung! )

[erik-powery-for-america]

Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at combating antisemitism by canceling student visas and deporting college students who have supported or are sympathetic to Hamas, raising significant debates about freedom of speech and national security. #PresidentMusk #DonaldTrump #TRUMP #Musk47 #Musk #Elon_Musk #Israel #Hamas #Resist #GazaGenocide‌ #GazaHolocaust #Gaza #Palestine #Students #visas

[delicatetrashtree]

Looks like VCarb has been taking some notes from Ione for Vegas lmao

[blooberryberet]

I’m going to be so annoying about this

Also the POSTER?!?!?

LIKE???????

[slutforpringles]

via: AMUS | B-Version traut sich aus der Deckung

[thedialoguedilemma]

President Trump claimed today that he used the H-1B visa program to hire wine experts, and “high quality waiters and waitresses”

The H-1B visa is a foreign worker visa in the United States that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in so-called specialty occupations. You must have a Bachelors Degree or a specialty in select occupations to be eligible.

Trump basically tells MAGA that they aren’t talented enough to work as wine experts, waiters and waitresses because he used the H-1B visa program to find and hire immigrants instead.

[olivafans]

Trump takes Elon Musk's side in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been a fan of the program

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with his top supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public spat over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully supports the foreign tech worker program, which some of his supporters oppose. Trump’s remarks followed a series of social media posts by Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla (TSLA.O) and SpaceX, who vowed on Friday night to go to “war” to protect the U.S. foreign worker visa program. Trump, who has tried to limit the use of visas during his first term, told the New York Post on Saturday that he also favored the visa program. “I have a lot of H-1B visas in my portfolio, I’m a big fan of H-1B. “I’ve used it many times. It’s a great program,” he said. Elon Musk, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in South Africa, has been granted an H-1B visa, and his electric car company Tesla has been granted 724 such visas this year. H-1B visas are generally valid for three-year periods, although holders can extend them or apply for a green card.

The row was sparked earlier this week by far-right activists who criticized Trump's choice of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American venture capitalist, to be an artificial intelligence advisor, saying it would influence the Trump administration's immigration policies.

Elon Musk's tweet was aimed at Trump supporters and immigration extremists, who are increasingly calling for the repeal of the H-1B visa program amid a heated debate over immigration and the place that skilled immigrants and foreign workers bring into the country with work visas. On Friday, Steve Bannon, a confidant of Trump, criticized the "big tech oligarchs" for supporting the H-1B program and called immigration a threat to Western civilization. In response, Musk and many other tech billionaires have drawn a line between what they consider legal immigration and illegal immigration. Trump has promised to deport all immigrants who are in the United States illegally, impose tariffs to help create more jobs for American citizens and severely limit immigration. The visa issue shows how technology leaders like Musk - who played an important role in the presidential transition, advising key personnel and policies - are now attracting the attention of their base. The U.S. tech industry relies on the government’s H-1B visa program to hire skilled foreign workers to help run their companies, a workforce that critics say undercuts the wages of American citizens. Elon Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help Trump get elected in November. He has been writing regularly this week about the lack of domestic talent to fill all the positions needed at American tech companies.