. >> sreenivasan: a year ago, brenda alicea was unemployed and having a tough time finding work in her town of san lorenzo, puerto rico. in the midst of the largest financial crisis in the island's history, job pspects dimmed by the day on the u.s. territory. then, her brother-in-law told ty of jobswere pl here in branson, missouri. located in the ozarks, it's the self-proclaimed "las vegas of the midwest." the city of about 11,000 residents sees up to nine million tourists every season. but it also faces a labor shortage, with around 2,000 job vacancies, mostly in hospitality. >> one of the challenges we have in branson is that we have lots of jobsecause we are a hospitality town. >> sreenivasan: starting in early 2017, en before hurricane maria, branson's major employers and its chamber of commerce launched an island-wide recruitment campaign in puerto rico, hoping to woo seasonal workers. >> it's very peaceful. you have a lot of nature, and that's what we were looking for. at least, what i'm looking for. >> sreenivasan: she moved to branson last september, and woed as a housekeeper,