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| https://sablan.house.gov/we-fixing-cw-misclassifications | We are fixing CW misclassifications | 2017-12-25 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | We are fixing CW misclassifications Dec 25, 2017 Three constituents have asked their congressional office for help on CW permit applications misclassified as for construction workers. Two cases have been resolved and permits issued. The third is pending. So, I wrote to Governor Ralph Torres and the Northern Marianas Business Alliance Corporation to let them know we could help on any similar case they wanted to bring to me. The Governor and NMBAC representatives met me and said the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is denying applications for gardeners, hotel maintenance workers, and CUC engineers, because they are misclassified as permits for construction workers. U.S. Public Law 115-53, which President Trump signed in August, bars the use of CW permits for new construction workers. I wrote this law to protect our local businesses, who could not renew CW permits they depend on, after some 5,000 new Chinese construction workers used up the permits beginning in 2016. So, I want to be sure local businesses are not harmed by any misapplication of the law. Start here if you need help. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |