WEBVTT >> WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE'S>> WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE'SBUSINESS.BUSINESS.I'M FRED KOCUR.I'M FRED KOCUR.IMPLANTS IN THE NEW HAMPSHIREIMPLANTS IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRELABOR FORCE AND ECONOMY.LABOR FORCE AND ECONOMY.WE'LL LOOK AT NUMBERS.WE'LL LOOK AT NUMBERS.6% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S POPULATION6% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S POPULATIONOF FOREIGN BORN, 7% NATIVE BORNOF FOREIGN BORN, 7% NATIVE BORNWITH IMMIGRANT PARENT.WITH IMMIGRANT PARENT.44% HAVE COLLEGE DEGREE OR44% HAVE COLLEGE DEGREE ORHIGHER AND 90% SPEAK ENGLISH.HIGHER AND 90% SPEAK ENGLISH.THE TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN,THE TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN,CANADA, 11.2%, INDIA 10.6.CANADA, 11.2%, INDIA 10.6.DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 5.1%.DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 5.1%.CHINA 4.2 AND GERMANY 3.5%.CHINA 4.2 AND GERMANY 3.5%.NOW, HERE ARE THE IMMIGRANTS INNOW, HERE ARE THE IMMIGRANTS INTHE NEW HAMPSHIRE LABOR FORCE,THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LABOR FORCE,HERE ARE THE MAIN PLACES WHEREHERE ARE THE MAIN PLACES WHEREWE FIND THEM.WE FIND THEM.AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING,AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING,HUNTING, PROFESSIONAL,HUNTING, PROFESSIONAL,SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL, ANDSCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL, ANDTHEN REAL ESTATE AND LEASING ANDTHEN REAL ESTATE AND LEASING ANDAFTER THAT IS MANUFACTURING.AFTER THAT IS MANUFACTURING.WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT ALL OFWITH ME TO TALK ABOUT ALL OFTHIS IS SOMEBODY WHO WORKS WITHTHIS IS SOMEBODY WHO WORKS WITHTHE EMPLOYERS AND THETHE EMPLOYERS AND THEIMMIGRATION ISSUES IN NEWIMMIGRATION ISSUES IN NEWHAMPSHIRE ALL THE TIME.HAMPSHIRE ALL THE TIME.HIS NAME IS JOHN WILSON O GOFFHIS NAME IS JOHN WILSON O GOFFWILSON.WILSON.>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.>> AND LET'S LOOK AT THE ISSUE>> AND LET'S LOOK AT THE ISSUEIN THE COUNTRY DACA DEFERREDIN THE COUNTRY DACA DEFERREDACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS.ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS.WHERE ARE WE WITH DACA IN NEWWHERE ARE WE WITH DACA IN NEWHAMPSHIRE.HAMPSHIRE.PAINT A PICTURE?PAINT A PICTURE?>> WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF>> WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OFPEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 450,PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 450,500 PEOPLE DACA RECIPIENTS500 PEOPLE DACA RECIPIENTSWORKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE RIGHTWORKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE RIGHTNOW.NOW.>> AND THAT'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE>> AND THAT'S PEOPLE WHO HAVEAPPLIED.APPLIED.SO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE DACA.SO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE DACA.>> THAT'S CORRECT.>> THAT'S CORRECT.THERE ARE CERTAINLY ARE OTHERSTHERE ARE CERTAINLY ARE OTHERSTHAT ARE HERE THAT HAVE NOTTHAT ARE HERE THAT HAVE NOTAPPLIED, BUT THOSE ARE HERE,APPLIED, BUT THOSE ARE HERE,THEY'RE WORKING AND WORKING FORTHEY'RE WORKING AND WORKING FORNEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYERS.NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYERS.>> WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY'RE>> WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY'REDEPORTED?DEPORTED?>> WELL, THEN THEY'RE GONE, OF>> WELL, THEN THEY'RE GONE, OFCOURSE, AND NEW HAMPSHIRECOURSE, AND NEW HAMPSHIREECONOMY, I THINK, WOULD SUFFER.ECONOMY, I THINK, WOULD SUFFER.>> YOU WORK WITH EMPLOYERS SO>> YOU WORK WITH EMPLOYERS SOYOU KNOW THAT?YOU KNOW THAT?I DO.I DO.I WORK WITH A LOT OF EMPLOYERS,I WORK WITH A LOT OF EMPLOYERS,THAT'S ALL WE DO IS IMMIGRATIONTHAT'S ALL WE DO IS IMMIGRATIONEMPLOYMENT.EMPLOYMENT.>> TALK ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE.>> TALK ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE.>> WE'VE BEEN IN PRACTICE 35>> WE'VE BEEN IN PRACTICE 35YEARS AND PRACTICED IMMIGRATIONYEARS AND PRACTICED IMMIGRATIONLAW EXCLUSIVELY, OFFICES HERE,LAW EXCLUSIVELY, OFFICES HERE,BOSTON, FLORIDA AND FRANCE.BOSTON, FLORIDA AND FRANCE.>> AND FRANCE, SO YOU KNOW THE>> AND FRANCE, SO YOU KNOW THESUBJECT WELL.SUBJECT WELL.BASED ON THE NUMBERS FROM THEBASED ON THE NUMBERS FROM THEAMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL,AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL,THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN NEWUNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN NEWHAMPSHIRE.HAMPSHIRE.JUST PAINT THAT PICTURE FOR US.JUST PAINT THAT PICTURE FOR US.YOU KNOW THAT AS WELL AS YOU DOYOU KNOW THAT AS WELL AS YOU DOTHOSE WHO ARE DOCUMENTED?THOSE WHO ARE DOCUMENTED?>> WELL, ANECDOTALLY, CERTAINLY>> WELL, ANECDOTALLY, CERTAINLYI KNOW THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHATI KNOW THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHATI DO.I DO.AND I'M SURPRISED THE NUMBERAND I'M SURPRISED THE NUMBERISN'T MAYBE A LITTLE HIGHER THANISN'T MAYBE A LITTLE HIGHER THANTHAT.THAT.I WOULD SAY THOUGH, THAT NEWI WOULD SAY THOUGH, THAT NEWHAMPSHIRE EMPLOYERS ARE VERYHAMPSHIRE EMPLOYERS ARE VERYCAREFUL TRYING NOT TO EMPLOYCAREFUL TRYING NOT TO EMPLOYPEOPLE THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED.PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED.THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME ANDTHEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME ANDRESOURCES TO NOT HIRE THEM, BUTRESOURCES TO NOT HIRE THEM, BUTUNFORTUNATELY, THERE JUST AREUNFORTUNATELY, THERE JUST ARENOT REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSENOT REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSEPEOPLE.PEOPLE.>> ONE OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS>> ONE OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAMSYOU KNOW WELL THE H 2 V PROGRAMYOU KNOW WELL THE H 2 V PROGRAMUSED BY FARMING AND HOSPITALITYUSED BY FARMING AND HOSPITALITYSECTORS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE USED TOSECTORS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE USED TOHIRE IMMIGRANTS.HIRE IMMIGRANTS.THAT'S BEING LIMITED, ITHAT'S BEING LIMITED, IUNDERSTAND, OR RESTRICTED.UNDERSTAND, OR RESTRICTED.WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO TO THEWHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO TO THESEASONAL LABOR FORCE?SEASONAL LABOR FORCE?>> IT'S ALREADY, 36,000 RELEASED>> IT'S ALREADY, 36,000 RELEASEDACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INJANUARY, OVER 80,000 PEOPLEJANUARY, OVER 80,000 PEOPLEAPPLIED FOR 33,000 SLOTS BEINGAPPLIED FOR 33,000 SLOTS BEINGRELEASED ON APRIL 1ST OF THISRELEASED ON APRIL 1ST OF THISYEAR.YEAR.HOSPITALITY SECTOR IS IT GOINGHOSPITALITY SECTOR IS IT GOINGTO GET HIT HARD IN NEWTO GET HIT HARD IN NEWHAMPSHIRE.HAMPSHIRE.THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TOTHERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TOFILL THOSE JOBS AND WITHOUT THEFILL THOSE JOBS AND WITHOUT THEH 2 B WORKER COMING IN, IT'SH 2 B WORKER COMING IN, IT'SGOING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM.GOING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM.>> THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE IN THE>> THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE IN THEIMMIGRATION TOPIC RIGHT NOW,IMMIGRATION TOPIC RIGHT NOW,IT'S CALLED CHAIN MIGRATION.IT'S CALLED CHAIN MIGRATION.JUST DESCRIBE WHAT THAT IS ANDJUST DESCRIBE WHAT THAT IS ANDHOW THAT'S GOING TO EFFECT NEWHOW THAT'S GOING TO EFFECT NEWHAMPSHIRE.HAMPSHIRE.>> CHAIN MIGRATION IS A>> CHAIN MIGRATION IS APEJORATIVE TERM, EVERYBODY FROMPEJORATIVE TERM, EVERYBODY FROMONE COMMUNITY GOING TO THE U.S.ONE COMMUNITY GOING TO THE U.S.WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ISWHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ISFAMILY UNIFICATION ORFAMILY UNIFICATION ORREUNIFICATION.REUNIFICATION.>> THEY BRING THEIR FAMILY WITH>> THEY BRING THEIR FAMILY WITHTHEM.THEM.>> YES, UNDER THE CURRENT RULES,>> YES, UNDER THE CURRENT RULES,YOU CAN ONLY BRING, AS A U.S.YOU CAN ONLY BRING, AS A U.S.CITIZEN, YOUR BROTHER, SISTER,CITIZEN, YOUR BROTHER, SISTER,PARENT OR SPOUSE.PARENT OR SPOUSE.>> NOT A COUSIN.>> NOT A COUSIN.>> NOT A COUSIN, NOT A NEPHEW,>> NOT A COUSIN, NOT A NEPHEW,NOT AN AUNT.NOT AN AUNT.EVERYBODY THINKS THAT AND THAT'SEVERYBODY THINKS THAT AND THAT'SJUST NOT THE CASE.JUST NOT THE CASE.>> HOW DOES THAT PLAY IN NEW>> HOW DOES THAT PLAY IN NEWHAMPSHIRE?HAMPSHIRE?>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK NA>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK NABRINGING--BRINGING--FIRST OF ALL, I SUPPORT FAMILYFIRST OF ALL, I SUPPORT FAMILYUNIFICATION AND THAT MAY NOT BEUNIFICATION AND THAT MAY NOT BEAN EMPLOYMENT ISSUE, BUT I DOAN EMPLOYMENT ISSUE, BUT I DOSUPPORT THAT.SUPPORT THAT.I THINK WE SEE THERE ARE NOTI THINK WE SEE THERE ARE NOTTHAT MANY THAT COME UNDER FAMILYTHAT MANY THAT COME UNDER FAMILYUNIFICATION.UNIFICATION.WE COMPARE IT TO CANADA AND LIKEWE COMPARE IT TO CANADA AND LIKECOUNTRIES THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TOCOUNTRIES THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TOEMULATE IN THE IMMIGRATIONEMULATE IN THE IMMIGRATIONWORLD, WE'RE LESS THAN WHAT THEYWORLD, WE'RE LESS THAN WHAT THEYHAVE AS FAR AS FAMILYHAVE AS FAR AS FAMILYUNIFICATION.UNIFICATION.>> IT'S NOT AN ISSUE IN NEW>> IT'S NOT AN ISSUE IN NEWHAMPSHIRE?HAMPSHIRE?>> NO.>> NO.>> OK, TOO SHORT AND INFORMATION>> OK, TOO SHORT AND INFORMATIONABOUT A SUBJECT THAT I DON'TABOUT A SUBJECT THAT I DON'TTHINK A LOT OF US KNOW ABOUT.THINK A LOT OF US KNOW ABOUT.JOHN WILSON OF THE LAW FIRM INJOHN WILSON OF THE LAW FIRM INNEW HAMPSHIRE AND AROUND THENEW HAMPSHIRE AND AROUND THEWORLD.WORLD.THANK YOU, JOHN.THANK YOU, JOHN.>> THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU.>> APPRECIATE IT.>> APPRECIATE IT.>> IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE>> IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THOSENUMBERS AGAIN, INTERESTING ONNUMBERS AGAIN, INTERESTING ONTHE IMMIGRANTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRETHE IMMIGRANTS IN NEW HAMPSHIREWHO ARE REALLY A SIGNIFICANTWHO ARE REALLY A SIGNIFICANTPART OF OUR WORK FORCE GO TOPART OF OUR WORK FORCE GO TO