[Delacon]

Google Agjobs right now and see that anti agjobs articles are non existent. This was the heart of the immigration reform bill that failed this summer that anti-amnesty people fought against. Where is everybody?

[MNJohnnie]

This one will drive you nuts. Cannot believe Congress is still pulling this crap. What part of NO do they not understand?

[stephenjohnbanker]

Here we go again........

[org.whodat]

The Federal government offers the H-2A visa which allows farmers to import unlimited numbers of foreign agricultural workers for specific short-term work. Those complaining growers mostly bypass the H-2A visa program because they would have to pay an almost acceptable wage under the program, whereas wages for illegal aliens are far less.

This is the truth of the matter these farmers want modern day slavery, with the help of the chamber of commerce.

[TheBattman]

How about a little cheese with the whine going on....

I heard on the radio today that GW was talking about expanding the guest worker visa program to help bail out the ag business (primarily out West) because the big farms are complaining that they don't have the labor force to get all the fruits and vegetables harvested...

What is the unemployment rate in the states affected? What? It isn't ZERO? Until unemployment is down to zero, there should be a FREEZE on guest worker programs (Visas). Those who are unemployed and drawing benefits - make them go work the ag jobs if they expect to receive any payments. We have to quit rewarding slothfulness as well as those who enable it (illegals, employers, the government, etc.).

IF folks don't want to take the jobs that are available, then they don't want a check.

[Will88]

“Occasionally, a news story about “rotting crops” mentions that H-2A workers are available, but quotes growers as saying that going through legal channels of immigration is too cumbersome.”

And the article goes on to say they just hire illegals directly. If the feds started leading a few farm owners off in handcuffs this refusal to use the H-2A program would be less frequent.

The more we learn, the more we see how little about our immigration and visa programs is ever complied with or enforced.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Delacon]

The Dream Act just got shot down. Now they will try to sneak amnesty in through the Farm Bill.