A short-term work visa shows the benefits of immigration

A young man washing glasses of beer behind green, white and orange suitcases. The man is sunburnt and the glasses contain Guiness. With the colours of the suitcases this represents a young Irish person.

2024-08-08  786  中等

The J1 is a visa issued by the State Department for various sorts of “cultural exchange” programmes. The largest of these is a short-term summer work programme, which allows recipients to work in seasonal jobs in America for three months during university summer holidays. For Chicago, it means at least 1,000 young Irish men and women descending on the city to work in bars and restaurants. Stop somewhere for a drink downtown in the summer and you are very likely to be served by somebody sporting a melodic accent, a bad case of sunburn and quite possibly a Gaelic-football jersey.

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