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- House approves spending bill in effort to avoid government shutdown during pandemic, FoxNews.com, September 22, 2020.
2. The government has announced 10,000 working holiday-makers and seasonal staff can get visa extensions, but some say the numbers are a drop in the ocean and come too late - 11 days before visas are starting to expire.
Migrants on Working Holiday and Supplementary Seasonal Employment visas due to expire between 21 June and the end of December will have their visas automatically extended for six months.
Business NZ welcomed the change, which included another deferral of the three-year stand-down period for lower-paid workers and border exemptions for the dairy industry.
The horticulture sector said the visa extensions could help stop the bleed of workers to Australia but it still needs more staff. Horticulture New Zealand’s chief executive said just a quarter of the usual number of backpackers - a key workforce - were in the country.
And the Restaurant Association said it was not enough to keep some businesses afloat, and the government’s ‘ideological-based policy’ had left businesses in a situation that was ‘beyond critical’.
It said most overseas workers were not on the two visas which have been extended. Estimates suggest the change will help 7 percent of current temporary workers.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi told RNZ the extension would give businesses certainty and put the minds of visa holders at ease. Existing Seasonal Employment visa-holders can now also pick up work in any industry, not just horticulture or viticulture.
But Immigration lawyer Mike McMellon said the announcement, less than a fortnight before visas started to expire, did not create certainty. Similar announcements and decisions have been made on visa extensions, including one for essential skills visas days before Christmas for visas which ran out from New Year's Day.
Last-minute announcements made it very difficult for employers and migrants to plan and some workers would have packed their bags for Australia or other countries, McMellon said.
“This announcement does not provide certainty for anyone,” he said. “It is a stop-gap response.The late notice means many migrants will have by this time have taken steps to leave New Zealand. They may have quit their jobs, sold possessions and given up their accommodation.”
- Work Visa changes: Too little, too late say associations, as last minute call doesn’t benefit businesses or workers, NZHerald.co.nz, June 12, 2021.
3. Mistakes are bound to happen each offseason when it comes to free agency. Draft picks are muffled, contracts never meet expectations and players that are declining continue to earn to top dollar.
What was the Washington Football Team’s biggest mistake? Compared to other teams, their lone flaw might be nothing more than blemish in a crisp, clear offseason.
Washington elected not to draft a quarterback despite playing four different players under center last season. The biggest move to fix the game's most important position? Ryan Fitzpatrick.
The 38-year-old journeyman signed a one-year deal worth $10 million. Coming off a strong season in Miami, WFT head coach Ron Rivera hopes that this season, the grizzled veteran's influence will be enough to improve the 7-9 finish from 2020.
Of course, Fitzpatrick was the stop-gap option rather than long-term answer.Washington was highly interested in Detroit Lions' starter Matthew Stafford. The two had ties together thanks to the addition of new GM Martin Mayhew, who selected the 32-year-old gunslinger No. 1 overall in 2009.
Instead, it was the Los Angeles Rams who won the Stafford sweepstakes, trading away two first-round picks and Jared Goff to the Motor City franchise.
There's no denying that Fitzpatrick can work in offensive coordinator Scott Turner's offense. Unlike in Miami, the offensive line should be stable. The overall arsenal should be good, be better than what he was working with in South Beach.
- What Was The Washington Football Team's Worst Offseason Move? SI.com, July 13, 2021.

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