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Federal Inaction On Foreign Worker Shortage Leaves Employers Desperate, Again

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Fort Pond Native Plants in Montauk has just half the work force it needs going into the spring season because the Department of Homeland Security has not lifted a cap on the number of seasonal worker visas it issued this year. Kyril Bromley

Fort Pond Native Plants in Montauk has just half the work force it needs going into the spring season because the Department of Homeland Security has not lifted a cap on the number of seasonal worker visas it issued this year. Kyril Bromley

Fort Pond Native Plants in Montauk has just half the work force it needs going into the spring season because the Department of Homeland Security has not lifted a cap on the number of seasonal worker visas it issued this year. Kyril Bromley

Fort Pond Native Plants in Montauk has just half the work force it needs going into the spring season because the Department of Homeland Security has not lifted a cap on the number of seasonal worker visas it issued this year. Kyril Bromley

authorMichael Wright on Apr 2, 2019
The winter and early spring of 2019 have been a horrible case of deja vu for many of the East End’s largest employers, as thousands of seasonal foreign workers have... more

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