[La Enchiladita]

And then they save this for the last paragraph:

We wanted to know more about how Georgia's immigration law came about. The governor's office told us today the state had to impose the law in its own defense. The state estimates illegal immigrants cost Georgia taxpayers more than $2 billion a year. Most of that to pay for the schooling and medical bills of their children.

So much for cheap labor, eh? Come on, you high school and college kids, get out there and pick!

[pennboricua]

Well then let us bring back chain gangs, the prisoners are costing a lot as well, put them to work.

[DoughtyOne]

Decent wages attract decent people.

Am I willing to pay more at the grocery store? You’re damned straight I do. Employ my fellow citizens, and I’ll pay you what the berries are worth, including their wages.

[End Times Sentinel]

Come on, you high school and college kids, get out there and pick!

The youth unemployment rate is between 25-50%.

With young people, you teach work ethic and responsibility. With illegals, you get another generation of berry pickers and a culture that produces every social pathology under the sun.

I keep wondering why farmers don't just use mechanical harvesters?

[ExpatGator]

As this economy gets worse and the folks get hungrier, Mr. Blackberry farmer will have no trouble finding pickers.

[Mamzelle]

Good grief. The worst cost of illegals has to do with the jails being overwhelmed with illegals who commit more crimes after coming here. The cost of arrest, prosecution (and defense) and then the cost of incarcerating them. They NEVER mention that, because it is a myth that illegals are law-abiding.

Some of these crimes are petty--there's an amazing amount of DUI and hit-and-runs with illegals. Some are lots worse--home invasion and abuse of little girls.

But they make it out that we just don't want to pay for schools and medical care for their dear little ones. That's peanuts compared to what it costs us in prisons and LE processing.

[NoLibZone]

"The state estimates illegal immigrants cost Georgia taxpayers more than $2 billion a year. Most of that to pay for the schooling and medical bills of their children."

I can get a crew of white College educated workers to pick her farm for under 2 Billion dollars.

[Gene Eric]

>> Come on, you high school and college kids, get out there and pick!

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the idea of college credits/breaks for kids who work the farm. An idea that could extend to the service industry.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

The major complaint is no jobs for kids this summer. Well, there are jobs. Get the cities unemployment services to advertise the farm jobs for the unemployed youth and help set up housing and/or transportation.

Hard work never hurt anyone. Even if the kids only worked a couple weeks (considering the heat), it would teach them the work ethic and put some money in their pockets, money they and their families can use.

Nobody should be above working with their hands.