Thursday, August 23, 2007

Farmers Pay Price for Nation's Immigration Woes

The good news: There is a crop. The bad news -- Who's going to bring the crop in?

Thursday, August 16, 2007, 1:34 PM, Brownfield Ag News For America
Wisconsin Farm Bureau president, Bill Bruins says White House officials have every intention to push-ahead with enforcement plans. “I believe that the Administration is cracking-down on these mismatched Social Security numbers to prove to the country and to Congress that they can respond and enforce the rules that are on the books.”

The New York Times give more detail in a story by Lisa W. Foderaro.

"Plenty of Apples, but Possibly a Shortage of Immigrant Pickers"
This story details the plight of apple growers in upstate New York, but more farmers around the country are hurting for workers, too. See the Times' coverage on "Immigration and Refugees" for further detail.

Read more:
Center for America Progress -- Tough but Fair on Immigration
Center for Immigration Studies
Pew Hispanic Center




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