Hospitality Groups “Seek Guidance” After Supreme Court Upholds Ending TPS

The reply should pretty much be “hire Americans”

Florida hospitality employers seek guidance after US Supreme Court upholds TPS termination

Hospitality trade groups from Florida and nearly a dozen other states have asked this question of the federal government after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld its right to strip temporary protection status from Haitian and Syrian immigrants:

Can we have more time to figure out what to do?

In a June 29 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association joined the National Restaurant Association and 11 other state hospitality associations to share impacts related to terminating the Temporary Protected Status [TPS] for Haitians and Syrians who are living and working in the United States.

“The Supreme Court’s decision has significant implications for the more than 93,000 Temporary Protected Status [TPS] holders who have built their lives in Florida, as well as for the hospitality and tourism businesses and communities that rely on their contributions,” Carol Dover, the FRLA president and CEO, said in a statement this week. “Together, these individuals contribute an estimated $2.6 billion annually to Florida’s economy, underscoring the far-reaching impact this decision could have across our state.”

All you need to do is figure out how you will attract Americans to do the jobs. Nothing else. People on TPS shouldn’t have “built lives”, as the operative word is “temporary.”

Q: If all of the TPS-protected workers are forced to leave en masse, what types of alternatives do employers have to backfill vacancies on their workforces? Is there a big enough labor supply to fill a potential void?

A: “If all of the TPS-protected workers are forced to leave en masse, it will create a gaping hole in the hospitality workforce in some areas of our state. It will be a challenge to fill these vacancies, and that is why having a longer runway for implementation is necessary.”

Maybe they shouldn’t have built their business model on hiring people who can be sent back to their home countries at any time, but, hey, they love being able to pay these folks as little as they can.