[nickcarraway]

A somewhat related question: Are people against illegal immigration being disingenous when they buy food that costs are basically subsidized by illegal immigration. For example, most "normal" strawberries sold at stores are only there because of workers that are illegal immigrants. The economincs of strawberry growing basically only allow for illegal immigrants. If you want strawberries that weren't picked by them, you would have to buy specialty strawberries, usually organic etc. Ironically, these foods are usually bought by liberal yuppies who probably aren't against illegal immigration. Should a conservative who is against illegal immigration consider this?

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Interesting question. Processing....

[cripplecreek]

I grow my own strawberries.

[alwaysconservative]

LOL! You seem to have a knack for finding articles that are especially interesting to me, and posing questions I'd managed to overlook.

I would say try to buy organic whenever possible (in the hopes that the brush with capitalism will convince the hearts or pocketbooks of the libs to a more conservative path), but I believe it is even more important to support your LOCAL, specialty producers. Your buying habits can encourage or discourage certain products and practices. At a farmer's market, you can be picky and save money as well as chatting about how nice it is to support small business instead of "corporate America" and its exploitative use of illegal aliens. You've made your point, stroked their egos, and supported NON-illegal labor. Not a bad result for a little money for good food.

[PeterPrinciple]

Jason McKenney of Half Moon Bay wanted to make a political statement. Not by marching in the streets. Not by boycotting big business. Not by signing a petition.

But by growing fruits and vegetables naturally.


If your goal is to make a political statement then don't complain about only making $12,000 a year. Profit was not your goal!