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Texas / Anthony Delores / Department of Homeland Security / Texas Shrimp Boat Association #1272367

CBS Evening News for Monday, Jul 17, 2017
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The Department of Homeland Security announced today it's raising the number of H-2B visas this year from sixty six thousand to 81000. These are temporary visas for foreigners to come to the US to do seasonal non-farm work. But this one time visa expansion may be too little, too late. Here's Mark Strassmann. On the Texas Gulf Coast, shrimp season began with a traditional blessing of the fleet. This year's answered prayer would be hundreds of needed deckhands. We're following the law. We're not br...
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