Alaska Pollock Processors Drop Foreign Worker Program, Citing Uncertainty
Some of Alaska's largest pollock processors are abandoning a foreign worker visa program that once supplied up to half their workforce, citing rising costs and uncertainty under stricter immigration policies.
Tom Enlow is the president and CEO of UniSea Seafoods, Unalaska’s largest seafood processor. He said the company is moving away from the H-2B visas to save money on an inconsistent system.
“The H-2B program, I think was good for Alaska at a time when we really needed them, you know, during the pandemic...
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