[Dane]

The result is a focus on the rather ephemeral idea of "illegality." That's a sham position, which ultimately masks either ignorance of the economics, or some different motives. After all, "illegality" can be changed to "legality" in a single day, by appropriate legislation. And then, of course, we'd hear the chorus of howls about "amnesty" -- which simply demonstrates that "legality" was never the issue in the first place.

For lack of a more refined term, "Ouch" that kicked michelle malkin and her followers in the you know where. :^)

[ClaireSolt]

There are a couple of other relevant factors which may seem obvious but have not been mentioned. First, the farms are out in the country where there aren't many people, so they are mismatched to many of the sources of casual labor mentioned here. Unlike many businesses, one cannot move a farm to the inner city where jobless people are. Second, these are very seasonal, temporary jobs. The migrants would move from one area to the next to make a living. An apple picking gig, by itself, has limited appeal because it lasts a short time.