TLDR; West Virginia is cracking down on criminal illegal aliens where other states are welcoming them and trying to get them working permits. Archive: https://archive.today/djqlZ From the post: >>West Virginia has the second worst labor shortage in the entire country because its population is aging and people simply aren't moving to the state. Yet while other states including Maine, Indiana and Utah have called on immigrants to shore up their employment numbers, politicians at the local and state level in West Virginia are unwilling to do the same to help staff restaurants, nursing homes and other businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported.