Even at a time when the U.S. economy has shed thousands of well-paid positions and is creating year-round jobs relatively slowly, many business owners say temporary, seasonal posts remain the most difficult jobs to fill.
"These are employers that have tried to hire — would prefer to hire — U.S. workers, but have not been able to get the personnel they need," says Brendan Flanagan, legislative affairs director of the National Restaurant Association.
But in 2005, amid rising business demand, the 66,000 visas authorized each federal fiscal year were gone by Jan. 3, barely three months after the program's annual start. The door slammed shut so early that many business owners say they are unable to hire the foreign workers they recruit to shuck oysters, plant trees, cut lawns, staff kitchens, wait tables and fill dozens of other jobs.
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