Wendy
03-19-2007, 08:37 PM
Florida Tax Watch has taken a lead in organizing a coalition to represent Florida employers and those interested in immigration issues and reforms. We have been able to represent expatsvoice at both a workshop day and teleconference calls.
It is encouraging to have a distinguished collection of employers, government agencies and those working within the legislative process band together to try to address some of the more confusing and restrictive policies and procedures regarding immigration. The coalition will seek to represent the supporters to both House and Senate members and is very interested in bringing forward the particular issues of Central Florida immigrants. While there is a strong body of supporters whose main interest is settling migrant workers issues there is an acknowledgment of and support for issues that have concerned many of our members. Particularly visa renewal, family separation, access at points of entry and just good old fashioned customer service.
This coalition is very aware of how dependant Florida is on tourist dollars and immigrant employers as well as having a fair number of immigrant employees in the State. There is an expectation that a new bill will be put before the House this week –possibly Thursday. They are working to lobby House and Senate members and get them to hear ‘our’ voice.
We thank the coalition for listening to the expatsvoice and look forward to working with them more closely. In the short term they need imperial data – facts – and we will be posting a poll to try to survey as many members / forum users as possible. We need to know what visa you originally came on, if you had renewal delays, what visa /status you currently hold and what – out of a narrow selection – has been your biggest problem. While this poll will not be a work of statistical brilliance due to lack of time it will give us and the coalition some much needed evidence to present to representative members. Please take the time to complete the poll when it is posted, help us to help you.
Thanks every one
:)
It is encouraging to have a distinguished collection of employers, government agencies and those working within the legislative process band together to try to address some of the more confusing and restrictive policies and procedures regarding immigration. The coalition will seek to represent the supporters to both House and Senate members and is very interested in bringing forward the particular issues of Central Florida immigrants. While there is a strong body of supporters whose main interest is settling migrant workers issues there is an acknowledgment of and support for issues that have concerned many of our members. Particularly visa renewal, family separation, access at points of entry and just good old fashioned customer service.
This coalition is very aware of how dependant Florida is on tourist dollars and immigrant employers as well as having a fair number of immigrant employees in the State. There is an expectation that a new bill will be put before the House this week –possibly Thursday. They are working to lobby House and Senate members and get them to hear ‘our’ voice.
We thank the coalition for listening to the expatsvoice and look forward to working with them more closely. In the short term they need imperial data – facts – and we will be posting a poll to try to survey as many members / forum users as possible. We need to know what visa you originally came on, if you had renewal delays, what visa /status you currently hold and what – out of a narrow selection – has been your biggest problem. While this poll will not be a work of statistical brilliance due to lack of time it will give us and the coalition some much needed evidence to present to representative members. Please take the time to complete the poll when it is posted, help us to help you.
Thanks every one
:)