[reelfoot]

"There's also a great need for farm laborers. No higher education needed."

I'm not a farmer and no expert on agricultural economy, but if we need more farmers, then the high schools should offer courses to prepare young farmers. However, I thought the number of people farming had been steadily dropping even as farms became more efficient with machinery and yielded more per acre.

At any rate, I don't think we should import low-paid laborers here to do work that able-bodied people on welfare can do.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

I'm not a farmer and no expert on agricultural economy, but if we need more farmers, then the high schools should offer courses to prepare young farmers. However, I thought the number of people farming had been steadily dropping even as farms became more efficient with machinery and yielded more per acre.

I think you are referring to managing a farm. You don't need a high school course to show you how to pick apples off a tree. Some crops can be harvested with machines and some still need human workers. Some crops are more labor intensive than others - vanilla for one.

I remember reading an article about vineyard owners in California. They were saying they couldn't get enough workers, because the construction industry was paying more. They even admitted the majority of their workers were Mexicans and many were illegal. So, there's even competition for illegals.