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So I think it's fair to say

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that a lot of people will

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associate Door County with

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rest, relaxation, putting

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all your worries behind you.

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I wonder, with these

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staffing shortages, how these

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Door County tourism businesses

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are feeling right now?

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Yeah, we've certainly

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had a few challenges with

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some of the H-2B visas that

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our workers and our employers

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have been trying to get.

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Because we really ramp up

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in the summertime

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as a lot of viewers may know

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it takes a lot more workers

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than we have that live here

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to be able to operate

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our businesses and to maintain

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a level of service

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that I think most people

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have come to expect

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when they visit Door County.

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So our business owners have

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had to go to alternative methods

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to find enough workers

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to fill those needs.

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The primary one that

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we use here is

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the Summer Work Travel Program

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or a J-1 visa.

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That's a fairly common one.

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That program has been around

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for a long, long time.

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A more recent one

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that is used is

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what you suggested

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or said it

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the H-2B visa.

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The numbers of H-2B workers

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that we've had

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in the last couple of years

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pale in comparison

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to the number of J-1 visas

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that are here in Door County.

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But nevertheless, the H-2B visa

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is an important one for

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some of our businesses because

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those folks can stay longer.

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They're not students

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unlike the J-1 students

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that are here.

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They have to be a student

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in order to qualify

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for a J-1 visa.

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So that means they're here

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for only a couple of months.