In many areas of the United States, tourist season lasts less than half the year. Businesses that operate only a few months out of the year say they make most of their profit when tourists visit, called peak season. The owners of many of these businesses say they are unable to get Americans to work for them. That is probably because the wages are low and the work is temporary and mostly unskilled. Many of these jobs are in restaurants and hotels. Many years ago, American teenagers filled these positions. But fewer do so now and they are only available for three months during the summer. In many tourist areas of the country, there also are few young people. Many people have retired and do not want to work anymore. So these businesses depend on foreign workers. These workers are permitted to come to the United States and work using an H2B temporary visa. This year, however, the limit on H2B visas has been reached. And some employers are worried that they will not be able to continue operations. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said the H2B program hurts the wages and job opportunities of American workers. However, before he was president, Donald Trump employed H2B workers at his golf club in Florida.
Title: Small Businesses in US Struggle to Find Workers
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1826/small_business.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Small Businesses in US Struggle to Find Workers' data-article-id='2343'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7688'>In many areas of the United States, tourist season lasts less than half the year.</span> <span data-start-time='7688' data-end-time='19104'>Businesses that operate only a few months out of the year say they make most of their profit when tourists visit, called peak season.</span> <span data-start-time='19104' data-end-time='27646'>The owners of many of these businesses say they are unable to get Americans to work for them.</span> <span data-start-time='27646' data-end-time='36500'>That is probably because the wages are low and the work is temporary and mostly unskilled.</span> <span data-start-time='36500' data-end-time='42000'>Many of these jobs are in restaurants and hotels.</span> <span data-start-time='42000' data-end-time='47958'>Many years ago, American teenagers filled these positions.</span> <span data-start-time='47958' data-end-time='55375'>But fewer do so now and they are only available for three months during the summer.</span> <span data-start-time='55375' data-end-time='62292'>In many tourist areas of the country, there also are few young people.</span> <span data-start-time='62292' data-end-time='67771'>Many people have retired and do not want to work anymore.</span> <span data-start-time='67771' data-end-time='72417'>So these businesses depend on foreign workers.</span> <span data-start-time='72417' data-end-time='81833'>These workers are permitted to come to the United States and work using an H2B temporary visa.</span> <span data-start-time='81833' data-end-time='88417'>This year, however, the limit on H2B visas has been reached.</span> <span data-start-time='88417' data-end-time='95208'>And some employers are worried that they will not be able to continue operations.</span> <span data-start-time='95208' data-end-time='107146'>Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said the H2B program hurts the wages and job opportunities of American workers.</span> <span data-start-time='107146' data-end-time='117208'>However, before he was president, Donald Trump employed H2B workers at his golf club in Florida.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' 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