Could foreign workers unlock America's tight labor market?

Published: Nov. 4, 2022, 11:36 p.m.

The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, meaning there are still about two jobs available for each unemployed person. Could expanding the H2-B visa program for temporary foreign workers help America's tight labor market?

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