Businesses along the Jersey Shore have long depended on overseas students to serve the surge of customers during the busy summer tourist season. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, when the government suspended visa approvals. WHYY News’s Kenneth Burns reports that the number of seasonal workers is finally returning to pre pandemic levels.
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