AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ARE DESPERATE FOR FOREIGN WORKERS.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by American small businesses in hiring foreign workers, particularly through the dysfunctional H-2B visa (Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers) program. Topics include the struggles of seasonal businesses in obtaining short-term labor from abroad; the bureaucratic hurdles and uncertainties associated with the visa program; and the negative impact of government policies on small businesses that depend on foreign labor to meet their staffing needs.