Maine has a lot of lobsters.
It also has a lot of older people, ones who are less and less willing and able to catch, clean and sell the crustaceans that make up a $1 billion industry for the state.
Companies are turning to foreign-born workers to bridge the divide.
As America overall ages, the state offers a preview of what that could look like economically — and the critical role that immigrants are likely to play in filling the labor market holes that will be created as native-born workers retire.
Nationally, immigration is expected to become an increasingly critical source of new workers and economic vibrancy in the coming decades.
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