Staffler: Congress unlikely to scrap ‘touchback’ provision
CNMI Labor Secretary Leila Staffler on Tuesday said the U.S. Congress is unlikely to remove the “touchback” provision of the NMI U.S. Workforce Act of 2018, which means that local businesses should prepare for the loss of their foreign workers holding CW-1 visas. The provision requires employers to send CW-1 visa holders back to their…
