H2B Workforce Coalition

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.

State Articles

Ski resorts struggle with cap on foreign-worker visas - Sierra Sun, 9/16/2008

Ski areas moaning about H-2B caps - Idaho Mountain Express, 7/23/2008

Caps on foreign workers worry Sierra ski resorts - The Aspen Times, 7/9/2008

Cirque du So-Long - Fremont Argus, 6/29/2008

New Visa Curbs Hit Seasonal Employers - The Wall Street Journal, 5/27/2008

New temporary worker visa procedures to cut bureaucracy - Los Angeles Times, 5/22/2008

Hotels seek workers on eve of summer travel season - San Jose Mercury News, 5/16/2008

Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers - Chico Enterprise-Record, 4/27/2008

Summer employers brace for shortage of foreign workers - Sacarmento Bee, 4/27/2008

Lawmakers plead for more foreign workers - San Luis Obispo Tribune, 4/16/2008

Shipyards need a wave of workers - Contra Costa Times, 2/7/2008

An Uphill Battle - Modesto Bee, 1/14/2008

Congress delays action on foreign worker bill - Sierra Sun, 12/20/2007

Bay Area Council weighs in on immigration policy - San Francisco Chronicle, 12/5/2007

Seasonal worker visa hits snag - Orange County Register, 10/2/2007

Land of Opportunity Foreign workers begin yearly trek to area in search of seasonal work - Sierra Sun, 11/1/2001