This year, her business didn’t receive any H-2Bs in a national lottery, where an unprecedented 81,600 of the visas were requested and only 33,000 were granted. “We should have had our workers ...

In 2019, Texas led all states with over 16,000 positions certified for H-2Bs. Employers are eager to hire more immigrants, if only there were enough visas to go around. Job-based visas for ...

"It does not displace an American. They cannot lead to citizenship. And without H-2Bs this season the Cape will survive, but it will not thrive." Tourism is $1 billion a year business on the Cape.

H-2Bs are temporary non-agriculture work visas for foreigners without advanced degrees, often used for seasonal work in landscaping, food processing and hospitality. The worker visas are crucial ...

A rule to issue the extra visas, known as H-2Bs, to foreign workers who have held them in the past was cleared last week by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

For employers who depend on the visas, the news came as a blow. At the center of the debate about H-2Bs is whether American workers will pick up the seasonal jobs left open by a lack of visas.

In order to obtain H-2Bs, employers must prove that there are not enough US workers who are “able, willing, qualified, and available” to do the temporary work. 40 of the visas were for servers ...

For her entire life, Diana Pinones' parents took care of racehorses. Her mom, now retired, would walk the horses each morning. Her dad still grooms them, which can mean feeding, brushing and ...

meets the requirements to continue employing the workers on H-2B visas, the company announced to its employees Thursday. "As a result, we are arranging transportation to your home country for ...

H-2Bs generally allow for a maximum 10-month stay and are often used by small, seasonal businesses such as housing contractors, landscapers, and seafood processors. The application process ...