H-2B WORKFORCE COALITION

Protecting American Workers Through a Stable and Reliable Seasonal Workforce

 
Stories about the importance of the H-2B program to seasonal and small businesses have been run throughout the country. Through the links below, you may download news stories organized by state or by those that apply generally or nationwide.
National Articles
Red Card biometrics touted for immigration reform - enerpub, 7/3/2009
U.S. Deters Hiring of Foreigners as Joblessness Grows - Wall Street Journal, 3/27/2009
Stupak Introduces Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 - DressageDaily.com, 3/2/2009
US ski resorts suffering in foreign worker visa row - Travel Daily News International, 11/3/2008
US ski resorts face severe staff shortages - The Daily Telegraph, 10/31/2008
Praying for a visa answer - Seafood Business, 6/6/2008
New Visa Curbs Hit Seasonal Employers - The Wall Street Journal, 5/27/2008
Snow Trumps Everything Says NSAA's Berry on Convention Eve - Mountain News, 5/20/2008
Hotels seek workers on eve of summer travel season - AP, 5/16/2008
Lobbyists eye smaller immigration bills - The Hill, 5/6/2008
Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers - AP, 4/27/2008
Immigrant Scapegoats - Wall Street Journal (Opinion), 4/24/2008
Departing Snowbird - The Inside Track, 4/18/2008
Visa fight leaves businesses short summer workers - Fortune Small Business, 4/18/2008
Basics for Seasonal Business Owners - BusinessWeek, 4/16/2008
As summer nears, seasonal businesses feeling the heat - The Hill, 4/7/2008
Republicans Meet Resistance in Sending H-2B Bill to House FLoor - Workforce Management, 4/2/2008
House Republicans Push For Lifting Seasonal Worker Visa Cap - NASDAQ, 4/1/2008
Political Economy Life Takes Visas - CQ Weekly, 3/30/2008
Without Worker Visas, Businesses Scramble to Fill Labor Void - HispanicBusiness.com, 3/24/2008
Immigration Stalemate Threatens Seasonal Small Businesses - All Business, 3/20/2008
Debate over H-2B visa cap threatens serious shortage of seasonal workers - Nation's Restaurant News, 3/17/2008
Businesses Face Cut in Immigrant Work Force - New York Times, 3/14/2008
Boehner: Republicans ‘earning our way back' - Politico, 3/13/2008
3 immigrants talk about their lives since coming to America - The Indianapolis Star, 3/9/2008
Immigration New bills old borders - The Politico, 3/5/2008
Negocios a la baja por falta de visas trabajo - La Opinion, 2/19/2008
Need for workers goes beyond waiters - Newsday, 2/11/2008
Migratory visa measure taken for wild ride - The Politico, 2/11/2008
US ski areas, other businesses cope with new limits on seasonal workers from abroad - International Herald Tribune, 2/11/2008
Foreigners we want - Scripps Editorial - Dale McFeatters, 2/11/2008
Visa rule spells out help wanted for some businesses - USA Today, 2/5/2008
Shipyards short-handed - The Washington Times, 2/4/2008
Across the country, shipbuilders are turning to schools, foreign countries and even robots to help them fill a glut in orders - Everett Herald, 1/29/2008
Congress Faces Long Buisiness 'Must Do' List - Fox Business, 1/9/2008
Businesses' push for guest worker plan faces resistance - The Hill, 12/5/2007
Stringent visas hit seasonal businesses - The Washington Times, 12/5/2007
Legal foreign workers caught in immigration stalemate - USA Today, 11/30/2007
H2B Question - CNN Presidential Debate, 11/28/2007
No More GDay Mate Hey Mon At The Ski Lifts - First Tracks Online Ski Magazine, 10/8/2007
Help Wanted Ads Go Unanswered in West - AP, 8/25/2007
Abrubtly Bucked Onto a Tougher Course - Washington Post, 7/23/2007
New Pool of Overseas Staff - Washington Post, 7/23/2007
More than half of teens forgo summer jobs - USA Today, 7/9/2007
Why Filling Summer Jobs is Tougher and Tougher - Wall Street Journal, 7/6/2007
Guest-Worker Program That Does Well by Migrants - Washington Post, 6/26/2007
Few Visas Fewer Workers - New York Times, 6/10/2005
Seasonal foreign workers in short supply this year - USA Today, 3/25/2005
Restauranteurs and processors brace for a potential labor shortage; employers - Seafood Business, 5/1/2004