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I know $1700/employee sounds like a lot of $$. But it's really nothing for someone who shows up everyday for a whole season, works hard, doesn't complain, appreciates being paid 8-12 bucks per hour. We started using some H2B guys three years ago and WOW what a difference. No more guy taking the day off because he had a tummy ache or had to take his girlfriend to the dentist or scratch her itchy back. Most, not all, guys born in the US are useless as landscape labor. The last year we used local guys exclusively I spent $3500 on help wanted ads and you should have seen the riff-raff I got coming in to interview. We didn't hire one guy, $3500 down the toilet.
The H2B guys have their problems too but it's different mostly drama between themselves. You can count on them showing up and working everyday without fail.
Good luck!
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