Thread: Agriculture short of workers due to border restictions. (?)

I seen a TV ad with a farmer claiming that " because of the border restrictions" he was short on workers this year and how this could cause a price hike in the food industry. Think about it........12 million illegals supposedly doing work that Americans won`t do. I knew that the ad was just some type of guilt trip. There are plenty of farmers that I know back east in Ohio and Michigan, so I made some calls and sent some emails. Every one that I contacted said that all the workers they needed were there when and if any help was needed and they had to turn just as many away. So any ads you hear about farmers being short handed because of border restrictions is B/S.

So any ads you hear about farmers being short handed because of border restrictions is B/S.

Wow there's a shocker! More useless propaganda from our 'beloved' president.

The farmers are just afraid that the "cheap labor" era is coming to an end. I would gladly pay more at the grocery check-out counter if it meant Americans were making a fair wage working on those farms. Actually, "cheap labor" has been a crutch for the American farmer for years. Once the "cheap labor" is gone, perhaps they'll be forced to mechanicalize their picking and become more inovative in their farming methods and procedures. The agricultural industry has probably progressed less in the last 30 years than any other industry in the United States.

I don't know how they could be short on cheap labor, since none of the illegals apear to be leaving. There should still be a bunch of cheap farm laborers hanging around from previous years crops and illegal immigration. I really don't think they need more. They just need to find all of the ones they hired in years past. Oh that's right, since they enabled them, they have had an anchor baby and moved on to the welfare system so they don't need farm labor jobs anymore.

Dixie

This is the same as high tech's lobbyists using fraudulent data to lobby for more Visa workers......they want cheap labor everywhere!

With farmers paying $6 per hr, how can they expect to keep their illegal workforce who can now make $10 in construction?

I agree with MW. I'd rather pay more for groceries than be made to subsidize all the illegals and their families. I like to see what I'm getting for my buck.

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

I seen a TV ad with a farmer claiming that " because of the border restrictions" he was short on workers this year and how this could cause a price hike in the food industry. Think about it........12 million illegals supposedly doing work that Americans won`t do. I knew that the ad was just some type of guilt trip. There are plenty of farmers that I know back east in Ohio and Michigan, so I made some calls and sent some emails. Every one that I contacted said that all the workers they needed were there when and if any help was needed and they had to turn just as many away. So any ads you hear about farmers being short handed because of border restrictions is B/S.

mkfarnam,
I saw that too, and my husband said that they should have those illegals who are living from welfare all over the country working in the farms if they need workers. They should work, not live from the taxpayers.

With farmers paying $6 per hr, how can they expect to keep their illegal workforce who can now make $10 in construction?