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Twin bills would help US lobster sector fill openings with Afghan asylum seekers

'It is one of the most hopeful labor- and immigration-related things that we could possibly be doing right now' -- Annie Tselikis, Maine Lobster Dealers Association

By Jason Huffman | Feb. 21, 2022 16:05 GMT
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Two new bills that would help Afghanistan asylum seekers in the US more rapidly secure jobs could also assist the US lobster industry in dealing with a crippling labor shortage [...]

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