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Immigration problems impact crawfish season [View all]
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/03/29/6150031/advocate-immigration-problems.htmlGoing into what is supposed to be the biggest sales week of the crawfish season, processor Dexter Guillory, of Eunice, says he is nothing but worried.
One month into the peak season, during which the crawfish industry makes most of its money, an immigration kerfuffle has kept Guillory and most of the owners of the state’s dozen or so processors from hiring enough peelers.
Most of the workers come from Mexico and Central America. Without the peelers, the processors will stop buying as much crawfish from the fishermen....
Sherbin Collette agrees: “It could be that we lose half the industry. It’s that serious. It’s positively an emergency.”
One month into the peak season, during which the crawfish industry makes most of its money, an immigration kerfuffle has kept Guillory and most of the owners of the state’s dozen or so processors from hiring enough peelers.
Most of the workers come from Mexico and Central America. Without the peelers, the processors will stop buying as much crawfish from the fishermen....
Sherbin Collette agrees: “It could be that we lose half the industry. It’s that serious. It’s positively an emergency.”
If you've ever spent any time in Louisiana, you'll understand that he's not joking! For one thing, NOLA Jazz Fest is timed to coincide with the peak of crawfish season. The Fest without Crawfish Monica? Unthinkable!
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