The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor are now accepting petitions for an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the second half of fiscal year 2022. AHLA and its partners in the H-2B Workforce Coalition worked hard to get the Biden Administration to make these visas available, but we also recognize they will not be enough to meet hoteliers’ labor needs in this competitive job market. That’s why AHLA is continuing its push to make available even more H-2B visas by advocating for a number of other important reforms, including adding a returning worker exemption to this year’s appropriations package.
