La. Congressman: US Should Exempt Returning H-2B Seafood Workers from Annual Quota Cap (Opinion)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Times-Picayune] Opinion by Charles Boustany - July 7, 2015
Charles Boustany is US Representatives who represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District.
The Departments of Labor and Homeland Security are out of touch with what makes the Louisiana economy tick. Traveling across our state and talking to small business owners, I keep hearing that despite what regulations may come down from Washington, in the real world businesses have to work with the hand they're dealt.
Unfortunately, arbitrary, nontransparent and inflexible methods the Department of Homeland Security uses to manage statutory caps on legal seasonal labor supporting Louisiana workers are limiting businesses' options to the breaking point...
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