Hatch, Cardin introduce bill to make religious worker visa program permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, Sens. Orrin Hatch and Ben Cardin introduced Senate Bill 1339 proposing to make the Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program permanent. The program allows religious organizations in the United States to fill critical religious worker positions, for which there are no qualified candidates in the United States, with candidates from abroad. Hatch said: In…