Ewe, yinxalenye ye-United States of America, kodwa lixesha leeyure ezili-10 kunye nexesha elingaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-20 lokuhamba kude ne-US Capital Washington DC. Imi kuLwandlekazi lwePasifiki eNtshona kufutshane nePhilippines, Japan, Taiwan, China, Russia and Guam – eli liqela leziqithi ezincinci ezibizwa ngokuba yiCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ekwaziwa ngokuba yiCNMI.

Ukuhamba kunye nokhenketho lishishini elikhulu kulo mmandla wase-US, kodwa baye bafumana ingxaki emva kwenye.

Iprojekthi enkulu yekhasino ngoku inokubeka iCNMI elundini lwabangcakazi baseTshayina.

Ngaphandle kwabasebenzi bamanye amazwe i-CNMI iya kuba ingasebenzi xa isiza kushishino lokwamkela iindwendwe.

Abantu baseMelika abanakuhamba apha besuka kumhlaba omkhulu, kodwa abasebenzi beendwendwe zasePhilippine bakwi-CNMI ngamanani amakhulu. I-Manila kuhambo olufutshane lweyure ezi-2 kuphela.

Ngoku urhulumente wase-United States sele eza kubeka lo mmandla ukude wase-US kwishishini esithi isithintelo sokufuduka esigunyazisiweyo sifikelelwe kwaye ukugxothwa sele kuza kuqalisa.

Abasebenzi bangaphandle babandakanya iimpelesi, abaqhubi, abaphathi, abasebenzi abanezakhono, abaninzi babo banabantwana abancinci base-US kwaye benza isiqithi saseSaipan okanye iKoror ikhaya labo iminyaka emininzi.

Namhlanje iSaipan Tribune iyacacisa:

Inkxalabo ecinezelayo evela kumashishini kunye neenkokheli zikarhulumente zikhula malunga nokuba oku kuthetha ukuthini kumashishini exesha elide kunye neentsapho ezichatshazelwa ngulo mda wokuhlaziywa kwemvume yabasebenzi bekhontrakthi, emva kokuba urhulumente wesigqeba ebhengeze ngoMgqibelo ukuba ufikelele kwi-cap yekhontrakthi yabafaki-zicelo zemvume yabasebenzi kulo nyaka-mali.

Ukujongana nento abayibiza ngokuba "yingxaki," iinkokeli zecandelo labucala kunye nelikarhulumente zadibana kwaye zithumela iinkxalabo zabo kurhulumente wobumbano ngeGov. Ralph DLG Torres kunye neOfisi yoMthunywa uGregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP). UTorres kunye noSablan badibana neenkokheli zecandelo labucala ezifana nomongameli weTan Holdings uJerry Tan, umongameli we-DFS uMarian Aldan Pierce, uMbutho weehotele waseNorthern Marianas Gloria Cavanagh, kunye nezinye iintloko zombutho wabasebenzi wendawo, phakathi kwezinye iinkokeli zoshishino, izolo ukuva iinkxalabo zabo. .

Inkonzo yabemi base-US kunye nokufudukela kwamanye amazwe ngoMgqibelo yayibhengeze ukuba ifikelele kwi-12,999 cap kwinani lezicelo zemvume yabasebenzi bekhontrakthi, kwaye iya kuzikhaba izicelo ezifunyenwe emva komhla wokuvalwa kwe-5 kaMeyi, kubandakanya nezo zokwandiswa kokuhlala kwabasebenzi bekhontrakthi yangoku.

Eyona nkxalabo inkulu ibonakala ikwinkqubo.

U-USCIS uthe ngoMgqibelo ukuba isicelo sokwandiswa siyakhatywa, ke abaxhamli abadweliswe kweso sikhalazo abavumelekanga ukuba basebenze ngaphaya kwemvume yangaphambili, kwaye amalungu entsapho achaphazelekayo kunye nesicelo, kufuneka amke kwi-CNMI kwiintsuku ze-10 emva kokuba imvume yabo iphelile, ngaphandle kolwandiso okanye ixesha lobabalo elinikiweyo.

Kodwa i-USCIS iya kuyilawula njani inkqubo yohlaziyo lwenkqubo engazange ifikelele kumphezulu wayo? Ziziphi, ukuba zikho, zithini izikhokelo zayo malunga naziphi na iimvume eza kuzibeka phambili kuqala? Kwenzeka ntoni kwiintsapho zabo bachaphazelekayo? phakathi kweminye emininzi, yimibuzo ebuzwa ngamagosa.

“Nanjengoko esi sisihlandlo sokuqala ukuba i-CW cap ifikeleleke ukusukela oko kuthatyathwe kwilizwe labo labafudukela kwelinye ilizwe, sifuna ingcaciso kwimiba eliqela evela e-USCIS ukuze amashishini akwi-CNMI afumane ukuqonda okucacileyo ngemeko yethu yangoku yabasebenzi. ,” utshilo abaphathi bakaTorres kwingxelo izolo. "Siza kuqhubeka nokusebenza ukuvavanya ifuthe lezoqoqosho kulo mda wangoku kubasebenzi bangaphandle."

“Sikholelwa ukuba yingxaki,” utshilo usekela mongameli weTan Holdings u-Alex Sablan izolo, omnye wamagosa abucala ahlangane kwi-Ofisi yeRhuluneli izolo ukuvakalisa iinkxalabo zabo kunye neofisi yomthunywa kunye nerhuluneli.

"Sikholelwa ukuba isigqibo samva nje se-USCIS sokukhupha isaziso esifuna umntu phantsi kohlaziyo" -ukushiya i-CNMI ukuba isicelo sabo sokwandiswa siyaliwa okanye uhlaziyo lwaliwe "ngenxa yokuba i-quota idibene" - "yingxaki ngokwayo. silungile kuba siza kuncothula abasebenzi abakudala, iintsapho, abantu abanako ukuvuselela kuba sineemvume ezintsha ezisendleleni kwaye banokuvala isithuba sabo,” utshilo.

U-Alex Sablan ukwafuna ukwazi ukuba i-USCIS izokwazi na ukulawula inkqubo yohlaziyo kubasebenzi abasele belapha "iminyaka emininzi kwaye iza kulawulwa njani phantsi kwenkqubo esele ifikelele kwisabelo sayo."

“Isabelo asizange sifikelelwe ngoko ke bakwazile ukulawula le nkqubo yokuphuma nokungena ngaphandle kokujonga i-FIFO [umgaqo-nkqubo we-fly-in fly out]. Njengoko idlala, kubonakala ngathi izakuba ngowokuqala ukungena, iphume kuqala, asazi. Ngoko siyabuza.”

Umthunywa u-Sablan, kwelakhe icala, uvakalise ukudana ngenxa yokwaphulwa kwemiqathango, kwaye walatha kolunye ukhetho lweklasi ye-visa efumanekayo kubaphuhlisi beprojekthi abatsha.

“Kangangeenyanga bendisithi abaphuhlisi abatsha mabasebenzise ii-visa ze-H2B kubasebenzi bokwakha. Irhuluneli kunye nabanye oosomashishini bathetha into efanayo. Ukanti silapha. Sifikelele kwisikhundla kwinkqubo yeCW malunga neenyanga ezisibhozo kunyaka-mali. Ukuba iNorthern Marianas ifikelele kwi-CW cap akufanele imangalise mntu. Mhlawumbi into emangalisayo kwabanye kukuba ifike kwakamsinya,” utshilo uSablan kwiSaipan Tribune.

“Yintoni ngoku? Kwenzeka ntoni kwabo basebenzi bangoku beza kuhlaziywa kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo, kunye namashishini axhomekeke kubo? Kwenzeka ntoni kwiintsapho zaba basebenzi? I-ofisi yokhongolose iye yafikelela kwi-USCIS ngale mibuzo. Sizama ukufumana umqheba kwindlela abantu abachaphazeleka ngayo. Sicebise ngeembono ezithile. Eminye yale mibuzo neengcinga iya kuthatha ixesha ukuphanda. Siza kuhlala phezu kwalo mbandela, kwaye siqhubeke siphonononga ukhetho oluya kunceda ukujongana neemfuno zabasebenzi kunye neenkxalabo zobuntu esizilindeleyo ubuncinci kwixesha elisondeleyo, ”wongeze watsho.

Umthunywa uSablan naye uphose inkxalabo malunga nokuza kwenzeka kunyaka-mali ozayo, oqala ngo-Okthobha.

“…Kuthekani ngo-2019, xa inkqubo ye-CW iphela? Ibizwa ngokuba yinkqubo yenguqu ngesizathu, kwaye iya kufikelela esiphelweni. Kufuneka senze olo tshintsho kubasebenzi base-US nakwezinye iindidi. Kufuneka kwakhona sicinge nzulu ngomfanekiso omkhulu, malunga nohlobo lophuhliso esilufunayo apha kwiMariana yethu yaseMantla. Kwaye kufuneka sibe yinyani malunga nohlobo lophuhliso esinokulugcina,” utshilo.

'Ezinye iinkqubo eziphathekayo'

Ummeli u-Angel Demapan (R-Saipan) izolo, ngenxa yecala lakhe, wabetha i-USCIS ngento awayeyibiza ngokuthi "isaziso emva kwexesha" ngomhla wokugqibela wokufaka izicelo ze-CW-1.

UDemapan, ongusihlalo wekomiti yeNdlu kwimicimbi yomdibaniso kunye nezangaphandle, uthe i-USCIS kufuneka ize "neenkqubo ezibambekayo" malunga nendlela yokujongana nomda wamanani wabasebenzi beCW kwiCommonwealth.

“Kuyakhathaza kakhulu ukubona ukuba ngalo lonke ixesha i-USCIS ibisazi ukuba inani lamanani abasebenzi be-CW yi-12,999, ukanti balinde ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi ukuba babhengeze ukuba bayakwala izicelo ze-CW-1 ezifakwe emva kwe-5 kaMeyi,” utshilo uDemapan. "Ekwazini ukuba inani elinzima li-12,999, i-USCIS bekufanele ikwazi ukwenza iprojekthi yokufikelela kwi-cap kwangethuba ukuze amashishini abe nokunikwa ixesha elaneleyo lokucwangcisa kwangaphambili."

Isaziso sasemva kwexesha malunga ne-cap, utshilo u-Demapan, kunye nengxelo ye-USCIS yokuba abasebenzi abazicelo zabo zikhatywayo kufuneka baphume kwi-CNMI phakathi kweentsuku ezili-10 "akukho ngqiqweni kwaphela."

U-USCIS usilele ukuqwalasela, wathi, abo basebenzi be-CW-1 abanamalungu osapho aphuma kwi-CW-2 ekuphumezeni ifestile yeentsuku ezili-10 zokuphuma.

“Phantsi koMthetho kaWonke-wonke wase-US 110-229… INkongolo yase-US ijonge ukunciphisa, kangangoko kunokwenzeka, iziphumo ezibi zoqoqosho kunye nezemali ezinokuthi zipheliswe inkqubo yabasebenzi bekhontrakthi abangahlaliyo kwi-Commonwealth kunye nokwandisa amandla e-Commonwealth ekukhuleni koqoqosho noshishino kwixesha elizayo, ” Utshilo uDemapan, ecaphula amagatya omthetho we-federal owagunyazisa ukuphela kwenkqubo yabasebenzi bekhontrakthi ye-CNMI, ubomi boqoqosho lwayo.

"Nangona kunjalo, into esiyibonayo ngoku zizigqibo zomgaqo-nkqubo eziphikisana nenjongo yeCongress."

Amashishini kuManyano aManyeneyo sele achatshazelwe kakubi kukunqongophala kwabasebenzi okubangelwe kukulibaziseka kokusetyenzwa kweCW ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, okushiye amakhulukhulu ekusebenzeni kwaye kwanyanzela amashishini ukuba avale.

UDemapan uthi i-USCIS kufuneka "ithathelwe ingqalelo" kwaye iqinisekise ukuba amashishini ayenziwanga ukuba adlule kubunzima obufanayo kwakhona.

Okwangoku, u-Demapan uqaphele, imiceli mngeni esiyibonayo namhlanje kufuneka ijongwe njengethuba le-Commonwealth kwaye amashishini kudala ekhona ukuze enze imeko yawo kurhulumente wase-US malunga nemiqobo esijongene nayo ekwakheni i-US-ifaneleka. umthamo wabasebenzi.

“Kufuneka siqhubeke nokukhuthaza amashishini ukuba akhangele abasebenzi abafanelekileyo base-US,” utshilo uDemapan. "Kwaye ukuba kuyaqhubeka nokuba nzima kumashishini ukuba afumane abasebenzi abafanelekileyo e-US, ke oosomashishini kunye norhulumente banokuphinda bayikhuphe loo datha ukuze urhulumente wase-US abone ukuba nangona kunyuswa iinzame zokuqesha abasebenzi abafanelekileyo e-US, abasebenzi iqula alifikeleleki.”

Ngemida yamanani eCW kulindeleke ukuba yehle minyaka le kude kube sekupheleni kwexesha lotshintsho, uDemapan uthi iCommonwealth inokulindela ukufikelela kwi-CW yayo yonyaka ngokukhawuleza rhoqo ngonyaka.

“Ndiza kuqhubeka nokusebenza nolawulo kunye namagosa aphambili kurhulumente namashishini abucala ukujonga zonke iinketho zethu ukuya phambili,” wongeze watsho uDemapan. "Njengoko uqoqosho lwethu lubonisa iimpawu ezithembisayo zokuphucuka, kunyanzelekile ukuba sonke sihlangane kwaye siphumeze isicwangciso esibanzi sokulawula ngempumelelo isantya sophuhliso loqoqosho kwiCommonwealth."

902 iintetho

Ingxaki ye-CW yangoku iza ngexesha apho ulawulo lweTorres lulungiselela ukubonisana ngokuthe ngqo nommeli kaMongameli uBarack Obama kwimiba eqhubekayo kunye ne-Commonwealth.

Owona mcimbi ucinezelayo ngulo wenkqubo yabasebenzi bekhontrakthi, ephela ngo-2019, kwaye ibonwa njengomba oza kuqala kwezi ngxoxo kunye nommeli onyuliweyo we-White House u-Esther Kia'aina, unobhala oncedisayo we-Interior for Insular. Iindawo. Omnye umba ocelwe ukuba kuboniswane ngawo ziiprojekthi zomkhosi eziqhubela phambili kwi-NMI.

Ulawulo lukaTorres lwalatha kwezi ntetho, kwingxelo malunga nengxaki yeCW izolo. Ulawulo sele luqalisile ukuyila iileta eziya kwabo baya kubafuna kwicandelo likarhulumente nelabucala basebenza kwicala le-CNMI kwiqela le-902. Balindele ukuba kubekho iiphaneli ezahlukeneyo zokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe kunye nemicimbi yasemkhosini, kunye namanye amalungu adibanayo, iSaipan Tribune iqokelelwe izolo.

"Iimfuno zabasebenzi kuqoqosho lwethu yinto ephambili kulawulo," utshilo abaphathi kwingxelo yabo. “Ngaphaya kweenyanga ezisixhenxe ezidlulileyo i-CNMI iqale iindibano phantsi kwenkqubo yeCandelo lama-902 ngokulindela iimeko ezifana nezi kwaye ngoku ngokuchongwa ngummeli kaMongameli sikulungele ukuqalisa le ngxoxo ibalulekileyo ukuqinisekisa ukuba uqoqosho lwethu lunikwa ithuba lokuphumelela.

“Sifuna ukwenza nantoni na esinokuyenza ukugcina iintsapho ezinamalungu osapho lwakwa-CW ziphelele kwaye zikhuselekile kwaye sijongane neenkxalabo zamashishini ethu.

“Sinokulindela ukuba kuzakubakho amaxesha anzima okungaqiniseki phambi kwabaninzi, kodwa abaphathi bazimanya noogxa bethu becandelo labucala kunye namanye amagosa onyuliweyo ukutyhala isisombululo kule meko iluncedo kuqoqosho lwethu, kunye nabo bonke abahlali bethu. ebiza i-CNMI ekhaya. "

I-Torres kunye nephaneli ye-902 kulindeleke ukuba ixoxisane ne-Kia'aina kwiphakheji yeprogram yomsebenzi wangaphandle enokuthi ivunywe yi-US Congress kunye nenkxaso kaMongameli ukuhlangabezana nemfuno ye-CNMI.

Abanye abachaphazelekayo baye bacebisa inkqubo yabasebenzi bamazwe angaphandle abasisigxina ngelixa abanye bencoma inkqubo eyandisiweyo yeminyaka eli-15, kunye ne-15,000 yabasebenzi ukuba ibe nokwenzeka ngakumbi.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

“We believe that the recent decision by USCIS to issue a notice that requires individual under renewal”—to leave the CNMI if their extension petition is rejected or renewal is denied “because the quota has been met”—“is a crisis in its own right because we are going to be uprooting longtime employees, families, people have no ability to renew because we've got new permits in the pipeline and they could possibly fill their gap,” he said.
“As this is the first time the CW cap has ever actually been reached since the federal takeover of our immigration, we are seeking clarification on a number of issues from USCIS so that businesses in the CNMI can obtain a clear understanding of our current labor environment,” said the Torres administration in a statement yesterday.
U-USCIS uthe ngoMgqibelo ukuba isicelo sokwandiswa siyakhatywa, ke abaxhamli abadweliswe kweso sikhalazo abavumelekanga ukuba basebenze ngaphaya kwemvume yangaphambili, kwaye amalungu entsapho achaphazelekayo kunye nesicelo, kufuneka amke kwi-CNMI kwiintsuku ze-10 emva kokuba imvume yabo iphelile, ngaphandle kolwandiso okanye ixesha lobabalo elinikiweyo.