Tourism industry uncertain if international student workers will be available this summer
International travel restrictions block student workers Share Updated: 6:55 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021
International travel restrictions block student workers Share Updated: 6:55 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021
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Show Transcript GET INTO THE COUNTRY. WHEN ACTIVITY PICKED UP AT HAMPTON BEACH LAST SUMMER, SOME EMPLOYERS HAD TO TAP FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO STAY IN BUSINESS. WE CLOSED EARLY. WE ARE USUALLY OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER AND WE CLOSED THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY STAFF. JENNIFER C: IN A STATE WITH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, TOURIST AREAS LIKE THE BEACH RELY HEAVILY ON J-1 STUDENT VISA WORKERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. STILL GROUNDED BY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. IF WE FIND OUT THAT ONCE AGAIN LIKE LAST YEAR, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COME, OUR BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SCRAMBLE. JENNIFER C: WITH FINGERS CROSSED, CHUCK RAGE STARTED