SilentGeneration Loc: Michigan

Well said

SilentGeneration Loc: Michigan

I haven't seen a story with pictures. Some weeks ago I heard a story about an age business on North Carolina that couldn't get enough workers to pick their crops.

PeterS

New Mexico ranks 49th in terms of poverty for the 51 states. SNAPs they are third highest in the nation. Medicaid/Medicare they rank 51

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2015/01/17/cheat-sheet-states-with-most-food-stamps/21877399/
https://www.fns.usda.gov/ops/snap-community-characteristics-new-mexico
https://talkpoverty.org/state-year-report/new-mexico-2017-report/

I'm not going to bother with Arizona since you so badly flunked New Mexico...

PeterS

Thanks...

old marine Loc: America home of the brave

I am curious about this 51th State you are talking about.

🤔

PeterS

District of Columbia...

old marine Loc: America home of the brave

The DITRICT OF COLUMBIA is not considered state but a district.

padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

We are the only nation in the world that allows anchor babies and we've not always done so. If I had to make a WAG I'd say it began with those of the progressive persuasion. Pete, I'm not going say anything negative about you. I expect you too have a soul, free will and a conscience and although I disagree strongly with you on many things you are still my brother and fellow American.

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

Spot on for sure

Surely we shouldn't expect Pete to know this after all he and Obama are of the same cloth !

CDM Loc: Florida

You are a fully indoctrinated Leftist. I did not expect you to understand 'regurgitate', no Leftist does. I should have been more clear on that point. I say it repeatedly and often to remind right-thinking Americans of this insidious, Leftist tactic. I make no pretense of influencing a Leftist; that is impossible. I stand by my assertion that your feeble attempt with this simple-minded video supports the need for illegal, immigrant workers ... regurgitation of the Party Line in pursuit of wide open borders needed to swell the ranks of future Leftist, Proletariat voters. As with all Leftist Democrats, it is unlikely you realize you're being used within a collective.

"You don't hear democrats crying about that, do you? Well, wouldn't we if open borders was our objective?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? In what cloistered world do you live? Firstly, they don't "cry" about it because that would be political insanity akin to openly admitting they really do want to take ALL our guns, which of course they do. Leftists are smart enough to know when to shut up and play the long-haul game; masters of the 'long lie'. You have of course studied legislation over the past 3 decades to obstruct immigration law reform and have identified the obstructors? You have obviously missed the strictly Leftist movement within the country to move illegals into the mainstream of our society, to afford them benefits, the right to vote? SANCTUARY even if they are known criminals??? What is the Party Line? Do you dare to ask? The Party would not be happy that you are asking; from their perspective, it's none of your business; just shut up and regurgitate.

A study??? A study??? Have you somehow missed the fact that a whole generation is wandering around (at a trillion $ in student loan debt) trying to figure out what they are here for? Who openly admit they will not do work beneath them? "I mean, why did I get a 5 year degree in Ancient Greek Philosophy, for God's sake; to pick fruit?" That 10's of thousands of a whole generation at 18-30 years of age live with mom and dad? (Obama didn't make the cutoff age for Obamacare 27 for nothing; needed to incentivize those voters you know) ... And yes, are too lazy to pick sweet potatoes - albeit for a greedy farmer who does not want to pay a human wage ...

And waited for with baited breath, the Leftist cop out when a Leftist does not have a leg to stand on "you are simply pointing fingers because you don't want them pointed at you." BLAME the other guy ... Make it look like the other guy is doing what you, the Leftist, is actually doing.

kemmer

Umm.... Aren't you forgetting California, the LARGEST producer?

CDM Loc: Florida

This report is from 1980. It includes all agriculture employment such as owners, managers, supervisors, etc. So it follows that the majority of participants is white. This report does say that immigrant workers numbered around 400,000 in the 60's and declined to 200,000 in the 70's.

Here is a more current report from 2016 with data collected under government contract.

http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/naws_ncfh_factsheet_demographics_final_revised.pdf

Something obviously changed in almost 40 years.

I found it interesting too that technically, we don't treat these people any better than their own country; they are all held well below the poverty line, citizen or not.

Makes one appreciate those cheap sweet potato's that much more, eh?

Fit2BTied Loc: Texas

The whole "they're just doing jobs Americans don't want to do" is like many lefty subterfuges (undocumented workers, unindicted co-conspirator, etc.). The insidious part is that it plays into the hands of unscrupulous employers who aren't inclined to provide jobs that pay what they should in a proper work environment. That's how they get support from the business community.

CDM Loc: Florida

Exactly. And we could get to that CORE argument if we could ever get passed the propagandistic 'there are no Americans to do these jobs' tripe. It's correct to say there are no Americans who will, operative word w-i-l-l do these jobs because they are paid more not to. Why would anyone work for sub-poverty level wages when they don't have to? Simple answer; immigrants who have no alternative; who are openly invited into a system that abuses them. I find it ironic Leftists are the first to accuse America of being a nation built on slavery yet to this day it is they who coddle the practice.

As you point out, the artificially low cost of these products will persist so long as there is a ready workforce willing to work for sub-standard wages in sub-standard work environments and a willing politic to promote it. The Democrats are not the only ones who want to see continued 'porosity' at our southern border. I would really like to see that poor 'Bama farmers financials; see what he drives, see how he lives ...

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Sounds to me like your Reflublican govment should do something about it.