Claudia Torrens, Author at Greenfield Recorder

In this May 25, 2018, photo, Bob Smith, owner of Sebasco Harbor Resort, surveys his property in Phippsburg, Maine. Smith has hired a dozen seasonal workers from Puerto Rico and says he'd like to hire even more. With Maine's unemployment rate under 3 percent, Smith said he can't find enough local people to fill the jobs. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Visa woes have summer businesses looking to Puerto Ricans

by David Sharp Associated Press, and Claudia Torrens Associated PressMay 27, 2018

PHIPPSBURG, Maine — Frustrated by red tape and visa limits on foreign workers, tourism businesses from Maine to Missouri are turning to Puerto Ricans who are fleeing a shattered economy and devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.Bob Smith, owner of…