Alaska Senate advances resolution asking federal policymakers to protect visa programs

The Alaska Senate advanced a resolution Monday to preserve three work visas to support Alaska’s economic security. Alaska relies on J-1 visas to fill teacher positions, H-1B visas for highly skilled workers and the H-2B program for temporary nonagricultural workers in tourism, health care and seafood processing industries and for teachers. Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, […]