Thread: CA: FEINSTEIN'S RESPONSE LETTER- GUEST WORKER'S IN US AG.

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THIS WOMAN IS ON MY LAST NERVE!



Dear ********:



Thank you for contacting me regarding foreign guest workers in U.S. agriculture. I understand your concerns on this important matter and welcome the opportunity to respond.

American agriculture is facing a serious crisis. Across the country, farmers report that they do not have enough labor to plant, tend and harvest their crops.

While I believe that U.S. businesses should hire American workers first, the fact is that the domestic supply is not meeting the needs of our farmers. Agriculture labor is back-breaking work and often needs real, learned skills. It is seasonal and requires that workers follow harvesting seasons from one place to the next. Although farmers have reached out to their local, neighboring communities for help, Americans are unwilling to do this work. As a result, growers are not planting to their full capacity, crops have been left unharvested, and farmers have no choice but to allow the land to lie fallow.

Between 2006 and 2007, 13,280 farms shut down in the United States, 1,000 of which were in California. Some farmers, to avoid going out of business, are moving operations to Mexico. A conservative estimate cites that 22,285 jobs and 84,000 acres of agricultural production have transferred to Mexico in recent years. It is projected that the United States will lose $5 billion to $9 billion to foreign competition without a stable supply of agriculture workers. California’s 77,000 farms alone produce half of the Nation’s fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Most importantly, I believe American produce, grown here, is the best for the health of our people.

On May 15, 2008, I offered an “Emergency Agriculture Reliefâ€

Well, this isn't true. We have apple orchards here in Sonoma County. One of my neighbors went down there just recently. The owner of one orchard was there and they asked him why the apples were on the ground. His excuse of course was the Fienstein response. She asked him why he didn't get school kids or college kids to help to make some money. His response was, "I can't take the risk if one of them gets hurt and breaks an ankle or leg. I can't afford that." SOOOOOOOO THE TRUTH IS HE HAS THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER BE HIS BENEFIT PACKAGE. If any illegal gets hurt on his property, WE pay the bill not him. Get it folks. Cheap pay, no liability. Is Feinstein really that stupid?

Lets not forget that American farmers have a work visa available for them to hire an unlimited amount of foriegn ag workers but the catch to it is that they have to pay a decent wage and provide decent living conditions.This just proves the point that they want slave labor and are unwilling to pay decent wages.

I have a hard time believing that those enormous piles of pears just fell off the trees! Somebody had to put them there. Bulldozer? What IS the explanation. These farmers could call the food co-ops, U-pickers, voluntary food services.....

It is way past time to implement mechnanized harvesting wherever we can, as well as other improved agricultural technologies. Which is the path we were headed on until disrupted by farmworker organizations. Without technology advancing the way it is supposed to we will lag behind other advanced nations. And be uncompetitive with 3rd world farms that pay $5 per day.

Cut the welfare, housing vouchers, free medical and food stamps and you will get workers. People will not work if you hand them everything.

American agriculture is facing a serious crisis. Across the country, farmers report that they do not have enough labor to plant, tend and harvest their crops.

WHAT A LIAR! I got the same damn response from her yesterday.

Farmers have plenty of Americans that WANT to do the work for a DECENT wage. There isnt any crises.

It's the same response I received three weeks ago! Feinstein does not read our letters. More likely, she pays some staffer $50,000 a year to read them and send out chain replies.

Shameful...

And the 12 to 40 million that are already here isn't enough!!!

Originally Posted by Captainron

I have a hard time believing that those enormous piles of pears just fell off the trees! Somebody had to put them there. Bulldozer? What IS the explanation. These farmers could call the food co-ops, U-pickers, voluntary food services.....

It is way past time to implement mechnanized harvesting wherever we can, as well as other improved agricultural technologies. Which is the path we were headed on until disrupted by farmworker organizations. Without technology advancing the way it is supposed to we will lag behind other advanced nations. And be uncompetitive with 3rd world farms that pay $5 per day.

My thougts exactly--where are the trees these crops fell from? Due to gravity, objects fall in a downward projection.

Agriculture labor is back-breaking work and often needs real, learned skills.

If skilled labor is needed on farms why do they seek un/under educated, unskilled workers for the job? In other countries, rather than attending school, unskilled children help tend farms and help with harvesting.

VIDEO: Child Labor in Mexico, Beyond

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-119613.html

I got the same email last week.

All of her responses are canned-you never receive an original composition.