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Vermont looks to encourage legal immigration pathways
The bipartisan bill aims to address labor shortages by expanding immigrant access to licenses and supports, with a committee report due in 2026, Vermont officials said.
- The Vermont legislature passed a bipartisan bill in May creating the New Americans Study Committee, which began meeting in September and will release a report in 2026.
- After earlier guest-worker proposals failed, the Vermont legislature proposed a state-based Farm Guest Worker Program to register noncitizen farm workers, but it did not pass.
- In 2024, Vermont passed a law allowing approved immigrants to obtain certain professional licenses without a Social Security number, while the federal H-2A program's prevalence makes state-based certifications impractical.
- The committee was charged to study education, licensing, and housing supports for immigrant workers and provide recommendations to address Vermont’s labor shortages, Sen. Becca White, D-Windsor, said.
- As other states have implemented similar offices, North Dakota Global Talent Office's 2023 model connects state employers with immigrant workers amid rural workforce challenges.
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