Caviar and Economics – Hamptons Yacht Club Cancels Restaurant Service After Staff Deported
30th August 2026
A small sideline story that reflects a combination of sociological and economic facets. A Yacht Club in the Hamptons of New York is forced to cancel their restaurant services after their staff is removed from the USA due to immigration enforcement.
The swanky oceanfront Devon Yacht Club in Amagansett — which reportedly charges around $100,000 in initiation fees — canceled its Wednesday night dinner service after its foreign cooks had to leave the US because of problems renewing their H-2B temporary work visas, according to a letter sent to members the same day.
August 30th, 2026 at 15:08
More than a decade ago a yacht club on Cape Cod had a similar problem. Local teenagers had lined up to apply for summer jobs but had not been considered. I can’t imagine why not.