Businesses’ push for guest worker plan faces resistance
Jim Snyder

Businesses are scrambling to convince lawmakers to expand temporary-worker programs, but they are running into a strong political headwind.

High-tech companies, nursing groups, hotel resort owners and others are worried they could face labor shortages next year unless Congress acts. Lawmakers, lobbyists say, have been reluctant to move forward on the issue, however, in part due to the lingering fallout over last summer’s contentious debate on the comprehensive immigration reform bill.

“It’s hard to have a rational discussion on immigration right now, and it seems to be getting worse,â€