Economic Policy Institute: 'The H-2B Visa Program Has Ballooned Without Being Fixed. Expanding It to Year-round Jobs Like Meatpacking Would Lower Wages and Revenue'
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report on September 18, 2025, by Daniel Costa and Josh Bivens entitled "The H-2B visa program has ballooned without being fixed. Expanding it to year-round jobs like meatpacking would lower wages and revenue."
Here is the summary:
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The H-2B visa program allows employers to hire migrant workers for temporary jobs in low-wage occupations like landscaping, constr . . .
Here is the summary:
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The H-2B visa program allows employers to hire migrant workers for temporary jobs in low-wage occupations like landscaping, constr . . .