Cease H-2B cap increases and related guest-worker flexibilities
Mandate instructs the Secretary to stop using discretionary authority to raise H-2B visas above the statutory cap and not to issue regulations favoring H-2 eligible country lists.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 5 (Department of Homeland Security) — Non-Use of Discretionary Guest Worker Visa Authorities: Secretary should make clear he or she will not use discretionary authority to increase H-2B visas above statutory cap; should not issue regulations in support of H-2 eligible country list favoring certain nationalities.
Undo plan
1) Restore lawful seasonal H-2B cap-increase process when labor shortages are documented.
2) Maintain transparent country-eligibility criteria consistent with statute and foreign-policy equities.
3) Pair enforcement against wage abuse with legal seasonal labor pathways.
4) Publish labor-market methodologies for any cap decisions.
5) Verify: H-2B usage vs. agricultural/seasonal vacancy data.
Sources
- https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL_djvu.txt
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-05.pdf
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_SECTION-02.pdf