With the Issue of Illegal Immigrant Workers Being So Controversial These Days, I Wanted

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{NAME}

{ADDRESS}

{ADDRESS}

Dear {NAME}:

With the issue of illegal immigrant workers being so controversial these days, I wanted to take a moment to offer our customers information about the Hispanic work force we employ at {NAME OF COMPANY}.

Offering top quality landscape services year round takes a team effort. At {NAME OF COMPANY}, we employ approximately {# OF EMPLOYEES} people during the peak of the landscape season, {FILL IN NUMBER} of which are currently H-2B workers. For the past {FILL IN YEARS} years we’ve been ensuring a full, qualified team during our peak seasons by making use of the H-2B Guest Worker Program, a federal Visa program for legal, seasonal immigrant workers. This program is only available to companies that can prove a need for seasonal workers. Although it is an expensive, somewhat cumbersome process, it provides a much-needed seasonal work force.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization (INS) and now the Department of Homeland Security has been overseeing the H-2B Visa program since 1992. On a yearly basis, 66,000 of these work Visas are issued nationwide for seasonal labor needs. These workers stay for an average of 10 months per year, pay the same taxes as all other workers, and must go through a comprehensive background check and interview before being issued their Visas.

Once they arrive at {NAME OF COMPANY} they must pass a drug test (as do all our employees) prior to beginning employment and are only permitted to work for our company. The H-2B program has been greatly beneficial not just for the workers, but due to growth, has provided the opportunity for our company to employ larger numbers of year-round, local American citizens as well as benefited American small business in general. In turn, our success is also good for the local economy.

At {NAME OF COMPANY} our customers can rest assured that our hiring practices are in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws. Our HR department makes sure that we use consistent, high standards for hiring and training at every level of our company. {NAME OF COMPANY} is able to bring you high-quality landscape services through a team effort and our H-2B workers are a valuable part of our team.

If you would like more information about the H-2B program, please feel free to contact us anytime. We will be happy to answer any concerns or questions you might have.

Sincerely,

{NAME, TITLE}