Alaska Senate advances resolution asking federal policymakers to protect visa programs

By: Haley Lehman

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 326

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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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, said that Senate Joint Resolution 28, “puts Alaska on the record in support of these programs to fill jobs …

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