Thread: Migrants Fleeing to Florida in the Wake of New Laws

Updated: 8:18 AM Oct 5, 2011

Migrants May be Fleeing to Florida in the Wake of New Immigration Laws

Posted: 10:37 PM Oct 4, 2011
Reporter: Meagan O'Halloran
Email Address: meagan.ohalloran@wjhg.com:

Tougher immigration laws in Alabama and Georgia may be forcing more illegal immigrants into Florida. Farmers in Alabama say their migrant pickers have been abandonoing the state, since the new immigration law went into effect last week.

That may be just one effect of the new law. Farmers are also saying you can expect higher produce prices at your grocery stores.

Georgia, which passed it's tougher immigration measure last year, is already experiencing the drawbacks. Parts of Alabama and Georgia are harvesting tomatoes right now and many farmers say they don't have enough workers to pick the crops. They're having to hire legal workers, if they can find any to work. Since legal workers cost more than the illegal immigrants, you can expect prices to go up.

"This is the biggest mess personally we think we have ever seen in the life of our farm" says local tomato farmer John Alpin.

Congress wrapped-up their special hearing on some of the new state immigration laws Tuesday. Some lawmakers will introduce a new proposal next week that will provide "blue cards" to certain migrant workers, and their families, who meet certain criteria. It won't give them citizenship, but will allow them to stay in the U.S. and work for up to five years.

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Tuesday. Some lawmakers will introduce a new proposal next week that will provide "blue cards" to certain migrant workers, and their families, who meet certain criteria.

Part of that criteria shold be to make them waive any claim of birthright citizenship for children they have here. As long as they can get the "families" through the door, they will keep reproducing for money. JMO

"...Georgia, which passed it's tougher immigration measure last year, is already experiencing the drawbacks. Parts of Alabama and Georgia are harvesting tomatoes right now and many farmers say they don't have enough workers to pick the crops. They're having to hire legal workers, if they can find any to work. Since legal workers cost more than the illegal immigrants, you can expect prices to go up..."

They can only play this song and dance so much. The fact of the matter is, farmers have been taking illegal profits by hiring illegal aliens. These farmers should have been PENALIZED for this. They broke the law and now they are whining about the consequences!! Cry me a river! The rest of us have to obey the law and so should you!

Since legal workers cost more than the illegal immigrants, you can expect prices to go up.

Actually legal workers cost much less than illegal aliens when you figure in all the social costs footed by taxpayers instead of the employers.

Illegal alien families partake of free food stamps, wic, housing vouchers, free medical, free education for their kids, etc., etc., etc.

Greedy employers want the taxpayers burdened with subsidizing their "cheap" illegal labor. Either way, produce prices are high for the consumer because employers pocket any difference.

If you can't stand the costs of doing business legally, get out of the business!

quote(Since legal workers cost more than the illegal immigrants, you can expect prices to go up..." )quote


Same old song, so either we subsidize your illegal labor or we will be charged more for your product, threats and more threats way to go business folk.

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