[Reaganwuzthebest]

You can be sure the illegal alien lobby in Washington (aka the Chris Cannon brigade) will do everything in their power to stop any federal support of mechanization. Unless there's a reason, however phony, for example the need for farm labor, then amnesties become more difficult. Illegal aliens use farm work as a steppingstone to get in, then move on to all those other jobs we won't do, like carpentry, construction, flying airplanes etc. Mechanization would take that away from them.

[sarcasm]

The UFW and their allies are opposed to any federal funding in this area. Meanwhile, the taxpayers subsidize the heath and education costs of the illegals.