SB3013: A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas.

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This bill would permanently remove the annual cap on H-2B temporary work visas for foreign workers employed as fish processors. H-2B visas allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for temporary, non-agricultural jobs when they cannot find enough American workers. Currently, the government limits the number of H-2B visas issued each year, but fish processors can request temporary exemptions from this limit. This bill would make that exemption permanent rather than requiring regular renewal. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is still in the early stages of the legislative process.

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