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H-2B visa program

2 stories · First covered Jun 30, 2026 · Latest Jul 12
Related: Las Vegas Hotel Market 1 Los Angeles Hotel Market 1 Miami hotel market 1 New York hotel market 1 Houston hotel market 1 Housekeeping Labor Costs 1 Hotel housekeeping labor shortage 1 Staffing agencies 1 Immigration reform 1 Labor cost per occupied room 1 TPS holders and DACA recipients 1 Secure America Act 1
H-2B visa program Coverage
Half Your Housekeeping Staff Is Foreign-Born. Congress Just Funded the People Who Deport Them.
Labor
Jul 12

Half Your Housekeeping Staff Is Foreign-Born. Congress Just Funded the People Who Deport Them.

The Secure America Act didn't die in Congress... it passed, signed into law with $69.5 billion for enforcement and zero dollars for the worker pipelines that keep your rooms clean. If you're still budgeting for full housekeeping staffing in 2026, you're budgeting for a workforce that's about to get smaller.

MS
Mike Storm 3 min read · Jul 12
Your Housekeeping Department Is Short-Staffed Today. Washington Isn't Going to Fix That by Labor Day.
Labor Primary
Jun 30

Your Housekeeping Department Is Short-Staffed Today. Washington Isn't Going to Fix That by Labor Day.

The hotel industry's immigration reform lobbying is real and necessary. But if your housekeeping team is already running short heading into the Fourth of July weekend, you need a plan that doesn't depend on Congress getting its act together.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Jun 30