What began in 1952 as a stopgap for seasonal labor has become a test case for U.S. immigration policy under President Trump. The H-2B visa program has become a backbone of seafood processing and meatpacking, particularly in coastal states. The number of H-2B visa holders working in meatpacking has increased 60% since 2016, according to […] The post H-2B visa holders keep the nation’s seafood industry afloat appeared first on Investigate Midwest.
