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Old 06-08-2022, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
Farmers have repeatedly tried to hire American's to do the field work, and they typically last a day or two. You are right. Who will work the fields. But, the good news is, if not no one does the prices of food will skyrocket, and well, all the people here will have more things to bitch about.
Legal US citizens would do hard work IF (and only if) they are adequately paid. Also, safe working conditions are necessary. Many farm employers get greedy and take advantage of their illegal workers by paying them lower than US citizens will work for and exposing them to unnecessarily dangerous and unhealthy conditions.
..........The employers are the problem, not the potential workers!