Arizona County Eyes Using Ex-Inmates Amid Labor Shortage

Arizona County Eyes Using Ex-Inmates Amid Labor Shortage

An Arizona county on the U.S.-Mexico border is hoping former inmates can help with a labor shortage amid a federal immigration crackdown.

Jan. 8, 2018, at 10:57 a.m.

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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona county on the U.S.-Mexico border is hoping former inmates can help with a labor shortage amid a federal immigration crackdown.

The Arizona Republican reports Cochise County developer Rick Coffman says developers have complained that the labor shortage is slowing down production and hurting home sales.

Under the program "Framing our Future," the Cochise County Sheriff's Office will make initial contact with potential workers and refer any interested individuals to the Southeastern Arizona Contractors Association.

The program in southeastern Arizona is not targeted toward current inmates, but rather those who have completed their sentences.

California and New Mexico farms also are facing a labor shortage thanks to stepped-up immigration enforcement and U.S. born workers not making up the difference.

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Of course you should hire "ex-inmates" who have served their sentences. Why in the hell would you discriminate against an American who has served their time in favor of a foreign law breaker who hasn't and who isn't even supposed to be in the country to begin with??!!!

All who believe this stand on their heads!!! Just some more fake news!!! This is what the illegal alien users always say every time they think something might be done about illegal immigration. Let them go into another line of work if they cannot possibly get by without illegal workers!!!

These developers dug their own whole when the climbed into bed with illegal labor. This is a self created problem. They should have been hiring American citizens and legal immigrants all along! ICE shouldn't only be cracking down on illegal labor, they should also be arresting the employers providing the jobs.