‘Where are you going to find law abiding people to pick crops?’
I think Colorado has a great solution! Put the prisoners to work to pay for their room and board.
“Farms get help from inmates”
Denver Post 7/11/07
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6344387
I watched an expose on this very thing recently. The farmers in Colorado, even with the prison inmates who are working on farms there, cannot find enough workers since the state passed new laws on the hiring of illegals. Anyone here offering up any solutions?