Tuesday, August 5, 2008Foreign workers may be scarce in Vail Valley
Work visas have run out, businesses say
Matt Terrell
Vail, CO Colorado



ENLARGE EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Thanks, Congress.

Gary Gilman, owner of SteamMaster Cleaning and Restoration in Minturn, has echoed those words for the last three years, as Congress has failed to enact legislation that would make it easier for businesses to hire foreign workers for seasonal jobs.

Only 66,000 people per year are allowed in on what’s called an “H2Bâ€