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Lodging CEOs applaud immigration decision

Hotel Booking The American Hotel & Lodging Association has praised the U.S. Senate for passing historic immigration reform legislation.

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Travel Agency The bill, S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 by Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) restructures the nation's immigration laws to meet the dual goals of border and economic security.

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Cheap Hotel "We thank the sponsors of this bill and the tremendous leadership of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for shepherding this crucial piece of legislation through the process," said AH&LA Executive Vice President for Public Policy Marlene Colucci. "As with any complex issue, compromise is necessary and although the bill passed by the Senate is not perfect, it does address our primary concerns. It bolsters national security and allows employers to reach across the borders when absolutely necessary to fill positions for which Americans cannot be found."

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Travel Agent Temporary guest workers are also critical to the operations of many hotels and their full-time American employees, especially during peak travel seasons, Colucci said. "The Senate bill establishes a stringent but realistic guest worker program that would allow foreign-born workers into the United States to fill jobs when U.S. workers are not available. We look forward to working with the House-Senate Conference Committee to send a bill to the President as quickly as possible."

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Hotel Chicago "National security is our first concern," said Stevan Porter, president of the Americas region of InterContinental Hotels Group and chair of AH&LA's Government Affairs Committee. "However, overly strict border control measures that keep out legitimate visitors are detrimental to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. As the Senate proved today, being a welcoming nation while also protecting our borders is not only possible, it is necessary."

Online Booking AH&LA Chairman Joseph R. Kane, Jr., CHA, said that rising occupancy rates and sustained economic growth in the lodging sector, combined with near full-employment, have led to a severe labor shortage. "Even the most cautious economic forecasts predict that the lodging industry will need an additional 300,000 employees over the next eight years. I applaud the Senate for passing this important bill and urge the House-Senate Conference Committee to preserve the guest worker program included in the Senate bill." Kane is group president of Cendant Hotel Group and president/CEO of Days Inns Worldwide, Inc.

Travel Health Insurance "We appreciate the time and energy the President and the Senate have devoted to this complicated issue," said Matthew J. Hart, president and chief operating officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation. "A comprehensive, long-term solution is the only way to solve this critical issue."

Hotel Reservation The Senate bill also includes two provisions of great importance to the lodging industry. The bill extends access to temporary seasonal workers for an additional three years, to September 30, 2009.

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