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Replacement players would pose immigration challenges
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Truth is, getting replacement workers into the United States would be a rather daunting task. According to one of the nation's top immigration lawyers, who is counsel to the Washington Capitals, the league would be in uncharted waters at a time when restrictions imposed by the Department of Homeland Security are being applied to severely curtail foreigners in the American workplace.
"The Department of Labor and Immigration under Homeland Security have always said that if there is a labor dispute, they would freeze the process," Avirom said. "In other words, new people who want to play in a sport where they don't have visas, they won't get a visa while the dispute is going on."
The use of replacement players would likely be banned in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, which have rules preventing it. While it would be possible for the NHL to put replacement players in Alberta - home of the Oilers and the Calgary Flames - the league could expect considerable legal hurdles using those replacement players on the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens.
Hypothetically, the NHL would need two "divisions" - one playing in Canada with Canadians and one playing in the United States with American workers. A split like that would never happen. How could the league compete for a Stanley Cup? It's simply not a workable solution. "The only thing I have been told, not officially, is that in the event of replacement players, the American teams may have to use only American players,"
In other words, the NHL better get a deal because replacement players aren't going to work.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/sports/10957160.htm
Below a few interesting points .. Full Story Follow link.
Truth is, getting replacement workers into the United States would be a rather daunting task. According to one of the nation's top immigration lawyers, who is counsel to the Washington Capitals, the league would be in uncharted waters at a time when restrictions imposed by the Department of Homeland Security are being applied to severely curtail foreigners in the American workplace.
"The Department of Labor and Immigration under Homeland Security have always said that if there is a labor dispute, they would freeze the process," Avirom said. "In other words, new people who want to play in a sport where they don't have visas, they won't get a visa while the dispute is going on."
The use of replacement players would likely be banned in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, which have rules preventing it. While it would be possible for the NHL to put replacement players in Alberta - home of the Oilers and the Calgary Flames - the league could expect considerable legal hurdles using those replacement players on the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens.
Hypothetically, the NHL would need two "divisions" - one playing in Canada with Canadians and one playing in the United States with American workers. A split like that would never happen. How could the league compete for a Stanley Cup? It's simply not a workable solution. "The only thing I have been told, not officially, is that in the event of replacement players, the American teams may have to use only American players,"
In other words, the NHL better get a deal because replacement players aren't going to work.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/sports/10957160.htm
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