conclusion was that the special, separate procedure actually DISCOURAGED American workers from applying for these positions.
After some litigation, FACEBOOK agreed to a SETTLEMENT without admitting to any guilt, liability or violation. The settlement cost FACEBOOK a little more than fourteen (14) million dollars in fines and compensation, and a consent for some time that Labor Certification recruitment by FACEBOOK would be subject to special supervision by the Department of Labor.
FACEBOOK also agreed to withdraw all applications still pending at the time of this settlement.
COST OF U.S. PASSPORTS
Hello, inflation - not only at the gas station and in the grocery store. Also at the Passport Office.
The Department of State just revised the cost for U.S. passports (for American citizens, of course).
The increase is of $20, so that a first-time U.S. passport will cost $165, and a renewal will cost $130.
SHORTAGE OF WORKERS
NBC News published an item under the heading of “Slowing Immigration Worsens Job Shortages”. What they meant was not “shortage of jobs”, but “shortage of workers to fill the jobs”.
They also provided interesting statistics:
In 2016, the U.S. accepted 1,049,000 LEGAL immigrants. In 2021, the LEGAL immigrants entering the U.S. numbered only 247,000. In every year between 2016 and 2021, the number of LEGAL immigrants dropped by approximately 250,000 from the year before.
In the five (5) years after 2016, 3 million LEGAL immigrants entered the U.S., instead of the 5 million that could have entered in normal times (before the Trump era).
This is another reason for shortage of workers.