[2banana]

No Americans want to work in a national park?

[Mears]

“No Americans want to work in a national park?”

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Astonishing,isn’t it??

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[normbal]

Beat me to it.

NPS couldn’t find some high school student or womens studies graduate who wanted to work in the park for below minimum wage?

[terycarl]

No Americans want to work in a national park?

why do you assume that she wasn't here legally????

[katykelly]

National parks world wide do exchange student programs. It might be part of the World Heritage thing .

[redfreedom]

There’s a slight technicality here. This young lady was not directly hired by the fed park service. Concession workers are hired by the private company that has the concession.

Let’s assume the concession was a billeting complex. The company managing the complex hired her, not the NPS. I’m also willing to bet there are federal wage scales that must be met, so she was likely paid quite well. Also private companies need not meet any citizenship requirements.

Nonetheless, it’s tragic, and she was a pretty girl.

[Eisenhower Republican]

No Americans want to work in a national park?

Plenty probably applied. Just because an exchange student was awarded the job doesn't necessarily mean there aren't American kids who wanted to work there.