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Houston Restaurants Turn To Immigrants Amidst Worker Shortage

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Posted on January 14, 2020 · Over the next decade, industry experts expect the restaurant labor shortage to worsen as the workforce under age 25 declines. That's why many are looking to immigrants to fill the growing labor gap. 

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