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US spending bill nearly doubles guest worker program

The change will be 'critical for the seafood industry in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast,' said Mike Strain, agriculture secretary for the state of Louisiana

By Undercurrent News | March 28, 2018 16:08 BST
Two boats battle for wild-caught shrimp off the coast of Georgia. Photo by Bruce Tuten.
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The massive new fiscal 2018 spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Friday includes a provision that could be a big help to US seafood processors for the remainder of the year, nearly doubling the number of unskilled non-agricultural workers allowed by the H-2B Guest Worker Program, the Gulf Seafood News reports.  [...]

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