Jobs for Youth Amendment Tagged on to Immigration Bill

A senator concerned with the economic effects of immigration on youth unemployment has added an amendment to the Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration overhaul legislation which is expected to be approved this week.

The measure introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont would provide $ 1.5 billion in the next two years to provide jobs for Americans between the ages of 16 and 24, the Washington Examiner reports.

“Sanders has argued that helping unemployed American young people was the least Congress should do in a bill that allows college students from around the world to take jobs that young Americans would otherwise perform,” said a press release from Sanders’ office.

Under the amendment, each state would receive a minimum of $ 7.5 million to run a summer jobs program for young people in 2014 and 2015, while states with high youth unemployment would receive more.

Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats in the Senate, said the measure will be paid for by imposing a temporary $ 10 fee on employers who hire guest workers and international workers who receive green cards.

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Jobs for Youth Amendment Tagged on to Immigration Bill