For 25 years and for eight months, hundreds of Mexican women have been working on crab farms in the state of Maryland. They are hired legally thanks to the H-2B program for temporary non-farm workers. Since last year, however, employers have been in a state of uncertainty, unsure of how many visas the federal government will approve, and Congress has failed to take action. As local residents reject the tedious work, the multi-million-dollar industry relies on these migrant workers. Jose López Zamorano reports from Maryland.
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