[small farm girl]

Broken record alert: we have a guest worker program. People come here to work, pay taxes on income and return home to families. The prevailing wage for farm labor is $12.84 in MA...meanwhile we watch our minimum wage increase to $15. Dont' leave out twenty weeks of paid leave. Ya, that should help. My farm is not near a hub of immigrant, employing young people is tricky and I already have to pay for their health insurance(MA Health), how shall I cover the new wages?
We've f'd ourselves with all the laws!

[small farm girl]

Just to clarify, we have a legal system for bringing in Mexicans, Jamaicans, Haitians....
use the H2A program, E-verify, or LEGAL local workers. THAT'S IT!!!
NO ONE should be hiring illegals. Not necessary!