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Calm immigrant storm
Palm Beach Post Editorial

Friday, November 04, 2005

Hurricane Wilma interrupted the start of South Florida's harvest season and changed the plans of many migrant farmworkers.

In November, typically, migrants leave jobs in northern states and come to Florida, where work is plentiful. After Wilma tore up fields and ruined crops here, many migrants have decided not to come. Others who had counted on working in South Florida are heading north â€â€