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Originally Posted by Rochard
I local farm by us just announced they cannot find workers so they will hire anyone willing to work....
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Therein is the issue. I live in a small town outside of Portland. We have a lot of farms in the area so there are a lot of immigrant workers in the area as well. We have two kinds of farms. There are the ones that pay minimum wage but can't find anyone to do the job and there are those that pay piecemeal so you get paid based on how much pick/harvest that day. Those jobs pay better if you are a hard worker, but they still can't get locals to do the job.
Just yesterday I drove past a farm that had about 50 people sitting next to the road eating lunch while taking a break from work. The only non-Latino people present were the supervisors/bosses. I'm confident most of those people are here illegally.
We could end the immigration problem easily. Go hard after companies that hire them and end the anchor baby policy. With that, no doubt, would also come an increase in housing costs and the cost of many foods.