Foreign workers from Mexico allowed at record number by Biden
- Capitol Times
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min read
The US president on Tuesday hailed the "record" number of Mexican workers his administration has allowed into the country, stating that these immigrants have boosted the number of jobs available.
As an unprecedented number of illegal aliens continue to try to enter the country, Biden's comments came during a press conference at the White House with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“My administration is leading the way to creating work opportunities through legal pathways,” Biden said on Tuesday. “And last year, my administration set a record. We issued more than 300,000 H-2 visas for Mexican workers.”
“We also reached a five-year high in the visas we issued to Central Americans, and we’re on pace to double this in fiscal year for—this fiscal year for Central America.”
According to the analysis, there were 8.6 million unemployed Americans in January 2021, while there were 2.2 million unemployed immigrants.
13 July 2022
