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Proposed Immigration Legislation Affecting AuPairs: What do you think?

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This week, many host families received letters from their Au Pair Agencies and/or from the Alliance for International Education and Cultural Exchange. (Note: The Alliance is an advocacy group for cultural exchange programs. Many au pair agencies are members). Previously, we’ve received requests to contact our Representatives about changes in Tax Law.

This time, it’s US Immigration regulations.

The Agencies and the Alliance are urging Host Families to contact our Senators and express our opposition to the changes. Should we follow their recommendation? 

A few host parents have emailed to express their concern about the proposed changes. Others have emailed questioning whether the Agencies’ and Alliance’s perspectives on the issue are really the best approach for doing what’s right by au pairs, host families and the exchange programs themselves.

What do you all think?

• Will these changes protect Au Pairs or put them in a worse situation?
• How much should we host parents care about what’s convenient for us, versus what Homeland Security would prefer?
• How many of us would prefer the government to deal with Guantanamo or close corporate tax loopholes instead of focusing on Au Pairs’ immigration classifications?
• Should we send in our letters for or against the proposals?
• Should we ask the Agencies to make some other program changes to support Au Pairs and Host Families where immigration and visas are concerned?

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