On Monday, 22 June, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to temporarily suspend foreign seasonal workers from entering the United States. However, the order carves out an exception for workers who provide “services essential” to the country’s food supply chain.
That’s good news for U.S. seafood processors who depend on H-2B visa workers to fill critical jobs during fishing season.
In the order, Trump said he was looking out for Americans workers, 13.3 percent of whom are unemployed. With the COVID-19 crisis, the visa program poses “an unusual threat” to U.S. workers…