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Visa limits prompt Alaska processors to hire more US workers

Stricter limits on temporary foreign worker visas has prompted processors in Alaska's Bristol Bay to ramp up their domestic hiring ahead of the 2017 salmon season

By Undercurrent News | June 9, 2017 16:54 BST
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Stricter limits on temporary foreign worker visas has prompted processors in Alaska's Bristol Bay to ramp up their domestic hiring ahead of the 2017 salmon season, radio station KDLG reported [...]

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