Tag: American

American Blues Theater gets new, permanent home

The arm of an excavator rotated into place, before dumping a bucketload of gravel into a gaping hole in front of the building. The distant whine of a drill from somewhere inside the building poured out into the lobby. Things were a little frantic Monday, as American Blues Theater prepared for the unveiling…

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A 9 Million Backlog for American Visas Deepens the Labor Crunch

A months-long backlog in processing labor permits is complicating US government efforts to help cities like New York cope with an influx of undocumented immigrants and ease workers shortages. In an effort to alleviate some of those pressures, the Biden administration has recently announced almost 500,000 Venezuelans now qualify for temporary work permits….

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