Restricted visa categories such as this enable exploitation. Au pairs should, at a minimum, be able to switch employers once they’re in the US. They should also be covered by the same employment protections as any other full-time employee. If that’s not viable, then shit-can the program. It’s welfare for the upper middle class, and we have much more pressing needs to attend to than lawyers and dentists saving money on childcare.
Restricted visa categories such as this enable exploitation. Au pairs should, at a minimum, be able to switch employers once they’re in the US. They should also be covered by the same employment protections as any other full-time employee. If that’s not viable, then shit-can the program. It’s welfare for the upper middle class, and we have much more pressing needs to attend to than lawyers and dentists saving money on childcare.