Seasonal Worker Visa Boost a Loss for Unions Backing Biden (1)

The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it would offer employers 22,000 additional seasonal guestworker visas in coming months despite a last-ditch effort by leading U.S. unions to stop the move.

The agency cited the continued effort to reopen the U.S. economy in its announcement of the new visas, adding that “recent engagement” with employers demonstrated the need for more guest workers. “Businesses across the country, despite attempts at recruitment and hiring of U.S. workers, report critical vacancies,” the agency said in a statement. “This leaves already vulnerable businesses in danger of significant potential revenue loss.”

The organized labor coalition ...