With a bustling summer expected on Cape Cod this year, restaurant owners are concerned about the worker shortage and if they can keep their businesses open to meet demand:
Taylor Hayes needs workers right now.
But factors like the pandemic, housing stock and costs, and even international affairs are impacting this year's availability of workers. The J-1 program is visa that allows international residents to work and live for a limited time in the U.S. According to7,501 J-1 visas were granted to Massachusetts in 2021 for workers year-round — that's compared with 20,441 visas granted in 2019. It's unknown how many of those were for workers on the Cape and Islands.
"Some of these guys have worked for our company for 15 to 18 years ... and they need this income themselves," said Hayes."It's not just our businesses, it's their livelihoods."
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