Congressional Hispanic Caucus Blocks Voting on Visas as Bargaining Chip

HYANNIS, Mass. (By Katie Zezima, NYTimes) March 14, 2008 — For years, William Zammer Jr. has relied on 100 seasonal foreign employees to turn down beds, boil lobsters and serve cocktails at the restaurants, golf course and inn he owns on Cape Cod and in nearby Plymouth.
This summer, however, the foreign workers will not be returning, and Mr. Zammer, like other seasonal employers across the nation, is scrambling to find replacements.

“It’s a major crisis,â€