USA Today reports that Circus Chimera has canceled its season because of a lack of visas needed to recruit workers who travel with the show to put up tents and do other jobs. According to the story:
Circus Chimera canceled its season this year. James Judkins, owner of the no-animal circus, which performs mostly in the Southwest and West, had to lay off local, year-round employees because he couldn’t get 50 visas for workers who perform, put up tents and do other jobs. They were 90% of his staff.
Canceling his season will hurt other businesses, too, he says. “I’m not going to be buying circus posters from the printing company,” he says. “I’m not going to be buying advertising in the newspaper.”