Tough laws shrinking supply of immigrant workers, Ritter says
Associated Press
Published January 29, 2009 at 2:21 p.m.
Updated January 29, 2009 at 2:21 p.m.

Fewer immigrant workers are coming to Colorado because of tougher state laws, but the agricultural, ski and hotel industries are having a tougher time finding seasonal workers, Gov. Bill Ritter said today.

Without citing statistics, Ritter said employers around the state complain they face worker shortages because of laws passed in 2006 to fight illegal immigration. He said efforts to fortify guest worker programs would offer a solution.

“I quite frankly think that one of the people who understood this issue best in public life was (President) George Bush,â€