There are many benefits of j1 hiring. But there may be some negative aspects as well. First of all, when you hire J1 students, you may deny a place of work to a local college kid. Secondly, this may seem a little bit unpatriotic. But even more importantly, your results from J1 labor may vary. You may get lucky and every student will be a decent hard-working person with superb English and other skills. Or you may get a punk who is only dreaming how to steal something from you, who do not speak any English, but who creates all sorts of problems. Of course you may fire this guy, but that may not be the end of the story. Also, some J1s can abuse your kind offer of employment just to get in the United States. Or they can work fine, but simply leave in the middle of your busy season.