# H 2b Visas on The No Agenda Show

H 2b Visas comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2018 to June 2018.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** May 2018 – June 2018
- **Related topics:** [H-2b Visas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h-2b-visas.md), [Maryland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maryland.md), [Labor Shortage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-shortage.md), [Crab Cakes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crab-cakes.md), [Lottery](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lottery.md), [Mexico](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mexico.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Crab Picking Labor Shortage and H-2B Visas

- **Episode:** [1039: Bot Cops](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1039-bot-cops.md)
- **Published:** 2018-06-04
- **Time:** 2:13:58–2:16:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1039-bot-cops/chapter/crab-picking-labor-shortage-and-h-2b-visas.md

A discussion on the shortage of H-2B visas for seasonal workers clarifies the nature of "crab picking" as a high-skill, labor-intensive job that few domestic workers are willing to perform. The process involves meticulously removing small pieces of meat from boiled crab bodies, a task essential to the coastal seafood industry.

Keywords: crab picking, [h-2b visas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h-2b-visas.md), [labor shortage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-shortage.md), [maryland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maryland.md), seasonal work

### Maryland Crab Industry, H-2B Visa Shortage

- **Episode:** [1036: Braking Algos](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1036-braking-algos.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-25
- **Time:** 2:02:34–2:08:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1036-braking-algos/chapter/maryland-crab-industry-h-2b-visa-shortage.md

Maryland's seafood industry is facing a crisis due to a shortage of H-2B visas for seasonal foreign workers. Crab processors on Hoopers Island warn that without these "crab pickers," the quality of the market will suffer, as local labor is unavailable to perform the specialized manual task of picking crab meat.

Keywords: [maryland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maryland.md), [h-2b visas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h-2b-visas.md), crab pickers, seafood industry, [labor shortage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-shortage.md)

### Maryland Crab Industry, H-2B Visa Shortage

- **Episode:** [1035: Hundos](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1035-hundos.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-21
- **Time:** 2:24:42–2:27:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1035-hundos/chapter/maryland-crab-industry-h-2b-visa-shortage.md

The Maryland seafood industry is facing a 40% workforce shortage due to changes in the H-2B visa lottery system. Nearly half of the Eastern Shore's crab houses have no workers to pick meat, as they rely on seasonal labor from Mexico. The shift from a first-come-first-served system to a lottery has left many businesses without the necessary staff for the crabbing season.

Keywords: [maryland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/maryland.md), [crab cakes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crab-cakes.md), [h-2b visas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h-2b-visas.md), [mexico](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mexico.md), seasonal workers, [lottery](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lottery.md)

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