Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Now That's What I Call Bipartisanship (It Might As Well Rain Until Mid-August)

This bill allows school districts to schedule the start of classes prior to September 1.

The old argument,  keeping Wisconsin students working through Labor Day, seems to have lost traction.

Which begs the question.

When was the last time the major players in the Wisconsin tourism industry depended heavily on an employee pool of Wisconsin students?

Wisconsin Dells resort operators say immigration bill would hit them hard.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/2/2013)

Excerpt: The Summer Work Travel Program, which brings in students under the J-1 visa, is a cultural exchange program administered by the U.S. Department of State. It already provides lots of protections for the 2,000 or so college students who come to Wisconsin each year to work three or four months in the tourist industry Read more:

We gotta change the lyrics, Carole.

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