Originally Posted by Robbie

That's gonna be a hard sell to get people to pick vegetables and fruit in 100 degree Fahrenheit weather.
The Mexican people are fucking GREAT at that. My family owned citrus groves in Florida and employed hundreds of "illegal immigrants" who came in for "picking season".

This was back in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's and 1990's. I can remember my Grandfather showing me a weekly paycheck for over $2,000 he paid to just ONE worker back in the 1970's.
That was a fucking FORTUNE to be making in a week back then. They were paid by the tub of oranges they picked. And trust me....I took a shot at doing it myself thinking I would be able to easily outwork the Mexicans and make a fortune from my grandad.
I worked my ass off in the hot sun and ended up making a little over $60 for the week (which wasn't bad in the late 1970's in central Florida).

I don't know why or how the Mexican workers were so damn efficient and good at picking fruit...but they are.
I'm not saying it's a "racial" thing...probably more cultural. It's just the way it is. In general, the Mexican's can outwork most anybody in agriculture.
Hardest working people I've ever known.