Speech #930121186

I would also like to say that American labor is protected under what we are trying to do here since this provision specifically requires a labor certification. thereby vesting the decision making process in the Department of Labor. Incidentally. present regulations require a labor certification. but this provision codifies this requirement. We presume that the Department of Labor will implement this provision in a reasonable and flexible manner so as to provide alien labor after an employer has made diligent but unsuccessful efforts to find American workers. We will also expect the Department of Labor to closely monitor this alien program in order to insure that alien workers are not subject to exploitation by being paid less than the prevailing wages. and providing substandard working conditions. Also. Mr. Chairman. the hearings on Guam indicated a serious nonavailability of local labor. and the admission of alien labor to fill jobs which are permanent in nature was felt vital to Guams economy. It should be noted that the 1year admission period and the 1year extension are maximum periods if. for example. a laborer is admitted for a period of 3 months. each extension is then limited to this initial period of 3 months up to a maximum of 1 year with four extensions. It is anticipated that the Immigration and Naturalization Service would consult with the Department of Labor concerning labor market conditions before granting any extension. And it is expected that the Department of Labor will issue regulations to prevent exploitation. Mr.