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Maine businesses criticize new work permit limits for asylum seekers

Business leaders say restrictions imposed by the Trump administration will make it nearly impossible for some companies to stay fully staffed, especially in Maine’s seasonal, food production and agricultural sectors.

Maine business leaders and immigrant advocates say new restrictions on work permits for asylum seekers will hurt companies, consumers and other workers across a state that relies on new Mainers to fill jobs amid a chronic labor shortage.
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Source: Portland Press Herald | Published: 2025-12-18T23:18:37Z

Credit: Portland Press Herald

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