{"id":21069,"date":"2019-02-25T16:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=21069"},"modified":"2019-02-25T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:49:54","slug":"sex-and-the-temporary-visa-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/02\/25\/sex-and-the-temporary-visa-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex and the Temporary Visa Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
While social media was atwitter over the arrest of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft<\/a> at a Florida massage parlor last week, the more substantive story involved the foreign sex workers who serviced the rich and famous.<\/p>\n Police reported<\/a> that dozens of Chinese nationals on \u201ctemporary visas\u201d lived and worked as prostitutes at a string of day spas in the Sunshine State. The migrants were housed at the facilities and effectively shackled to their jobs. Owner Hua Zhang, 58, and manager Lei Wang, 39, face a host of criminal charges related to the busy sex ring.<\/p>\n If the sex workers are also charged, they could be deported or prosecuted<\/a>. If designated as victims of human trafficking, they will be eligible for \u201cT\u201d visas. If approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service<\/a>, a T visa recipient can apply for permanent residence after three years.<\/p>\n Whichever way things shake out, L\u2019Affair Florida goes far beyond a local police matter. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor must dig into the case to determine exactly how these spa workers-cum-prostitutes got into the country.<\/p>\n Given the rise of global human trafficking<\/a>, it\u2019s fair to assume this was not a one-off operation. Clearly, the U.S. visa process is being systematically misused and abused.<\/p>\n