[Popman]

...he can't get his crop harvested. I wonder if he'd care to share the advertisements he put out, or the employment agencies he contacted? No? So..what we have here is someone who didn't really try, doesn't really care, just wants to come up with a good excuse for changing products and make a political statement.

Obviously, you have never put your money on the line to try and turn a profit.

If you think this farmer is making a political statement and didn't try to find workers, your immigration psychosis is at a dangerous level.

This country has a SERIOUS problem with illegal immigrant, but doing NOTHING is just as bad.

Congress is doing this country a serious disservice to it's citizens by not addressing this issue in a balanced sensible fashion

[griffin]

“This country has a SERIOUS problem with illegal immigrant, but doing NOTHING is just as bad.”

Bravo Sierra

[frankenMonkey]

Sorry, Popman, I'm not buying it.
What would it take to make this farmer more successful? 40 million illegals? Plain fact is is that he can't find the workers at the wage he's paying. Our problems with illegal trespassers have nothing to do with it.

[AFreeBird]

Actually, quite a lot is being done, by Congress doing nothing.

You're familiar with the old adage: "Necessity is the mother of invention"? Well, robotics and mechanical solutions are in the works for a whole lot of harvests where it was previously deemed impossible.

I recall seeing a "Modern Marvels" on harvesting equipment, where they brought up the topic of illegal immigration, and migrant worker shortages, and how they were driving innovation.

I'll take a little higher price for tomatoes or whatever in the short term while the farmers and farm equipment mfg's, improvise, adapt and overcome. Rather than rely on cheap slave (illegal) labor.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

If you want to help this man get inexpensive workers, lobby to eliminate welfare, food stamps, and other relief for able-bodied people. He will end up with tons of Americans willing to work for him.

[raybbr]

Obviously, you have never put your money on the line to try and turn a profit.

Ummm.... Better read post #41 before you go much further.

[kingu]

Obviously, you have never put your money on the line to try and turn a profit.

Every day I open my store, and especially on days it's not open.

If you think this farmer is making a political statement and didn't try to find workers, your immigration psychosis is at a dangerous level.

Bull. Somehow crops get harvested around the United States, and it does not depend upon a migrant illegal. Some companies even offer retirement benefits to encourage return employees...

This country has a SERIOUS problem with illegal immigrant, but doing NOTHING is just as bad.

Gosh, how many temporary work visas are issued in the United States each year? Half a million? Please.

Congress is doing this country a serious disservice to it's citizens by not addressing this issue in a balanced sensible fashion.

They're doing a disservice by turning the debate into a pandering jaunt for illegal alien supporters.

[NittanyLion]

Congress is doing this country a serious disservice to it's citizens by not addressing this issue in a balanced sensible fashion

"Balanced sensible"? ROFL - is that code for "reward lawbreakers"?