( rechargeable) batteries from the standby power kind that hospitals rely on when there is a power failure on the grid to the cells that power subway trains, security systems, and satellites. This company brought cuttingedge European battery chemistries and technology to the U. S. fifty years ago and began manufacturing operations in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and other states. Establishing the company in the United States created thousands of jobs as they transferred various new production lines over the years and continue to build batteries here. And, it ensured we have ongoing access to products that are a reliable source of power, without being forced to depend on foreign suppliers. The only way it could work was by bringing in the foreign engineers- who already knew how to set up new production lines for the incoming technology – and by bringing in the executives and sales managers who had the expertise and knowledge to commercialize these products in the U. S. market.
Creating Jobs
That U. S. expansion of a foreign multinational company is but one example of a huge win for our country. Companies from all over the globe can bring their products and technology to the United States and create jobs and opportunities for American businesses and workers, thanks to these visas that permit their critical employees entry into the U. S. market. These companies should be allowed to bring new products and service offerings into the U. S. A. today and in the future, without obstacles being put in their path or U. S. work visas being targeted for elimination. Business immigration has a well laid out visa system in place that should yield a high probability of success for an eligible visa applicant in a reasonable time frame. When these expectations are not met, U. S. companies suffer economic harm.
Skilled Practices
Business immigration keeps American commerce reliably moving in other ways as well. It’ s important to accept that some things made overseas are excellent and worthy of import. If you’ ve ever been in a public bathroom in Germany and noticed that all the stall doors close perfectly, or driven a German car, you know about German engineering. Their industrial machines are similarly precision crafted. Take, for example, my client who sells and services the paperboard manufacturing systems developed by their parent company in Bavaria. When you get your next Amazon delivery, look at the container it arrived in, and take a second to appreciate the sophisticated technology that produced the humble box. Did you know that a corrugator manufacturing system consists of between 8-12 individual machines spanning the length of a football field, all connected by computers and working together to produce up to 3,000 linear feet of corrugated board per minute? That’ s a good thing
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because we use a lot of boxes in this country. Someone must install and keep these multi-million dollar, foreignmade machines running. It’ s no simple task, and it takes a lot of skill, as well as years of training. Where does one find these skills? Well, mostly overseas where there are strong apprenticeship programs in industrial maintenance as well as established degree programs in mechatronics, electro-mechanical engineering, and similar fields focused on industrial applications. Frankly, these skills are still in their infancy here. These foreign specialists working on L and E temporary visas train their U. S. counterparts to keep the corrugators running that make the boxes we use, so we can shop online to our heart’ s content.
Short-Term Work
Another visa worthy of mentioning is for the temporary unskilled workers we rely on for short-term seasonal or peak labor needs in fields like agriculture, fishing, logging, hospitality, and landscaping. How many college kids can you find to work in the ski season in Colorado to teach the kids in ski school or fit skiers with their skis and boots? There just is not enough local labor supply, I realized, as I spoke with the Chilean college student who helped fit my equipment. She and her classmates were working on the slopes for a few months on exchange visitor visas during their school’ s summer break from December through February. And I am grateful for the landscapers on visas who keep our lawns mowed in summer, because many people, including myself, are not interested in doing that work in the broiling Georgia heat and 90 percent humidity.
Unique Visas
I will conclude by telling you about a unique visa I have written. Years ago, I saw a Cirque du Soleil performance and was awed by the elegant horses running through a dreamscape and by the amazing entertainers executing acrobatic feats of wonder. I wrote the extraordinary ability visa for the Brazilian acrobatic performer who appeared in a full split midair on the billboard promoting that show in multiple countries. He was a former gymnast and gymnastics coach who had starred in and led the training for the stilt jumpers performing in the show. He, like the dozen or so other gymnastics coaches I currently represent, is now filling the dire shortage of men’ s and women’ s developmental gymnastics coaches and is training U. S. gymnasts who are getting NCAA scholarships and competing Photo credit: Daniel for spots Cole / Invision the / AP U. S. junior Olympic team. It is happening right here! Did you know that Georgia boasts some of the top-ranked men’ s development gymnastics programs in the U. S., thanks to having talented coaching staff that motivates young athletes? After a 16-year medal hiatus, the United States again won bronze in the Olympics for men’ s gymnastics in 2024. Our star in gymnastics is again on the rise, thanks to amazing local and national coaching that
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