Louisiana Crawfish Processors Suffering as u.s. Department of Homeland Security Halts H-2B Applications for Skilled Guest Workers

By Joe Gallinaro

Louisiana Radio Network

The commissioner of agriculture and forestry is sounding the alarm over the lack of crawfish peelers in the state. Mike Strain says this is because the Department of Homeland Security has stopped processing H-2B applications for skilled guest workers, preventing them from coming back.

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