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The United States is currently looking for ways to stimulate economic development within, and expand legal migration pathways from, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. At the same time, US employers are struggling with shortages in key “mid”-skill industries, such as health care, information and technology (IT), and tourism and hospitality. One way to meet both needs is to implement a Global Skill Partnership, a bilateral migration agreement which trains workers in needed skills within a country of origin prior to migration. A Global Skill Partnership between the US and El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras could be implemented within existing visa categories—the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP), the H-2B visa, and Schedule A Employment-based green cards—without needing congressional approval.
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Dempster, Helen, Kristie De Pena, Matthew La Corte, Jeremy Neufeld, Reva Resstack, and Cassandra Zimmer. 2022. Creating a Global Skill Partnership with Central America Using Existing US Visas. Center for Global Development.DISCLAIMER & PERMISSIONS
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