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We've advertised in local church bulletins, El Latino (a 60,000 circulation, Spanish-language weekly newspaper in San Diego), and we can't get anyone," Ramirez said . . .
You MORONS, you need to advertise in the midwest and south, oh my God, for people here, a chance to go to California, most people here on the east coast in the south have never been to California, they could work picking whatever, and then see San Diego, one of the most beautiful cities in America in my opinion. Pay their transportation out there, pay them $15 to $20 an hour plus the over-time, and they'll work their butts off picking your grapes or whatever you want picked. Train them, show them how you want it done, teach them the tricks of the trade, and be nice to them, don't ask them to report someone who doesn't speak English, give them the breaks they need until they get acclimated, and they'll work hard for you and get your grapes or whatever picked. Advertising in San Diego is like advertising in NAPA Valley, your potential farm workers probably aren't even IN California let alone places like San Diego and NAPA Valley.