Ongoing Immigration Debate Has Significant Effect on U.S. Farms
11-02-07 -

One California farmer got so fed up he moved his whole operation south of the border.

"The sad thing is I have to complete my American dream in Mexico because our government and our Congress don't have the will or the fortitude to take a known problem which is immigration and fix it," said Steve Scaroni, Valley Harvesting and Packing.

Scaroni moved his lettuce growing operation to Mexico because he could not find enough workers back home.

Immigration crackdowns and limits on the number of guest workers made labor scarce.

Scaroni now employs close to 500 workers on his lands and packing plant in central Mexico.

While labor is cheaper in Mexico, Scaroni says his costs are higher.

He spends about $10m a year to run his farm in Mexico.
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