Congressman Harris Visits Crab Picking House to Highlight Need For More H-2B Visas
Every year it’s the same issue - not enough H-2B visas are available to help the seafood industry. On Wednesday Maryland Congressman Andy Harris visited the A.E. Phillips & Son picking house on Hoopers Island to “highlight the struggles Maryland picking houses are having with the current H-2B nonimmigrant visa lottery system.”
Ahead of his visit, Congressman Harris explained that small businesses in the crab picking industry “that supply crab meat to local restaurants, have faced massive employee shortages as a result of Federal government...
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