Thread: Farm labor shortages disputed

Farm labor shortages disputed

WASHINGTON, D.C.

November 6, 2007 6:17am
There’s little evidence to support arguments that California and other U.S. farmers are facing a farm labor shortage, according to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies.

Production of fruits and vegetables has been increasing with plantings of very-labor intensive crops such as cherries and strawberries growing by more than 20 percent in just five years, says the study authored by Philip Martin, a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis.


“Real wages for farm workers increased one-half of one percent a year on average between 2000 and 2006. If there were a shortage, wages would be rising much more rapidly,â€

[b]Mr. Martin argues that instead of using tax money to increase production of U.S. fruits and vegetables in ways that require migrant workers, “it may be better to subsidize the labor-saving mechanization needed to keep U.S. fruit and vegetable agriculture competitive in an increasingly global marketplace.â€

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http://www.alipac.us/article-2699--0-0.html

Numbers is citing this study in it's newest faxing action buffet.

Lou Dobbs reported the same thing, and some in our congress wants to raise workers from 40,000 a year to 500,000 what a joke.

It is another plot in the North American Union to integrate more people.
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TUFF!!! Americans are not falling for it!!

CIS Study Shows That Farmers Are Abusing Cheap Labor

Posted By James Fulford On 6 November 2007

This study from the Center For Immigration Studies confirms something we’ve said before about farmers, “crops rotting in the fields,â€

Bush is a dictater and 80% of americans know it. There is not ONE candidate running for office that is not for big biz interests. It's all going to fall apart, kiss the middle class goodby. Illegal alians are turning america into a cesspool on steroids. Stop the SPP!