Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of teen/young adult temp workers from Europe and South America working at ski resorts. No matter which resorts you go to across the country, you will see this. I've seen it in Utah, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West VA, Virginia and Maryland while skiing. There is obviously a pipeline for these people. I'm sure there are other pockets of employment where foreign workers dominate. And these are not back breaking jobs. Surely American kids can hand out ski boots.
My DD’s Girl Scout camps did cultural exchange. Girls from English speaking countries came to be counselors. Camps in their countries took our students. It was nice. We hosted a couple each summer. They can a few days at the beginning and end. Some chose to come visit during the summer if they had a weekend off.
To answer your question— American kids can hand out ski boots. But this is winter, yes? Are there enough kids to fill these jobs from the local community when school is in session and tourists are still coming? My guess is no. And the ski resorts need consistent, low wage weekday staffing even when school is in session.
There are criteria for issuing visas. Up until recently, the “Kings Dominion” law keeps VA schools from starting before Labor Day specifically so a few tourist attractions could staff after HS started for the year.