Farmworker Advocacy Group Says Agricultural Business Depends on Undocumented Labor
By Elizabeth Llorente
Published February 11, 2011

Farmworker advocacy group says congressional hearings on workplace immigration enforcement must take into consideration that some industries, such as agriculture, depend on a significant number of undocumented employees.

A national farmworker advocacy group says that the growing push in Congress for policies that will pressure employers to make sure their employees are not undocumented does nothing to help the agricultural business, which depends on a sizeable unauthorized workforce.

“The status quo for farmworkers and agricultural businesses is untenable and must be reformed,â€