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Commerce Dept. Supports Guestworker Proposal

U.S. Commerce Secretary CarlosGutierrez said the U.S. needs immigrants to meet the employmentneeds of a growing economy and urged Congress to approveimmigration legislation that includes a temporary-worker program.                

Gutierrez said there were 4.1 million U.S. job openings inMay, many in the hospitality industry, that immigrants are neededto fill because Americans can’t or won’t do that work. Click here.

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