PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 22, 2021
With the vaccination program moving quickly here and across the country, and Gov. Janet Mills’ recent decision to loosen restrictions on business capacity and out-of-state visitors, Maine’s tourism industry is ready for a bounce-back year following a season decimated by the novel coronavirus. But after this most unique of years, the industry is also facing a shortage of seasonal workers. So many people have worked so hard to get to this point, it would be a shame if the potential for a great summer, much needed after 2020, was lost because too many business owners couldn’t fill positions. To avoid such a disappointment, President Biden should lift the cap imposed on a series of foreign-worker visas.